Garnethill Synagogue
Garnethill Synagogue is Scotland’s first purpose-built Synagogue: a beautiful Category A listed building and an example of high Victorian architecture. Your visit will begin with an introduction from our guides, who will talk about the features and history of the building. You can then visit the lower ground floor to see displays, including an exhibition on Jewish immigrants settling in Scotland, from the late 1700s through to the present-day communities. Our exhibition, ‘Scotland a Sanctuary’ looks at the refugees who arrived in Scotland in the 1930s and 1940s, and how people from all backgrounds helped those in peril. In the Function Room our exhibition ‘Hidden Histories’ can be seen. This looks at the stories of six Scottish towns which formerly had a synagogue, but now retain few traces of their Jewish population. The choir will perform twice in the afternoon in the prayer hall at 2.15pm and 3pm, and teas and coffees will be available downstairs. We have a small shop on site.
ADDRESS & CONTACT INFO
129 Hill Street, Glasgow, UK, G3 6UB
129 Hill St, Glasgow G3 6UB, UK
G3 6UB
1879
John McLeod
VISIT DETAILS
TOUR DATES & TIMES
Sunday 22nd September: 11 : 00 AM, 11 : 45 AM, 12 : 30 PM, 1 : 15 PM, 2 : 00 PM, 2 : 45 PM
BUILDING OPENING HOURS
Please refer to tour times
BOOKING DETAILS
OTHER INFORMATION
TRAVEL
Nearest Train and/or Subway: Charing Cross/Cowcaddens
Parking Available: no
Additional Parking Details: -
Parking Available: no
Additional Parking Details: -
ACCESSIBILITY
Physical Access: Limited Access
Further Accessibility Details: The 129 Hill Street entrance gives access to the ground floor of the Synagogue and prayer hall. There are 4 steps to the front door from street level – a mobile ramp is available. There is a toilet on the ground floor but it is not wheelchair accessible. Internal access between lower ground and ground floors is by stairs only, and there are 20 steps between the ground and lower ground levels. There is a stairlift available. There is a wheelchair accessible toilet on the lower ground level.
Facilities: Seating, Toilets, Wheelchair Accessible Toilet, Refreshments, Hearing Loop
Additional Restricitions on Access: -
Further Accessibility Details: The 129 Hill Street entrance gives access to the ground floor of the Synagogue and prayer hall. There are 4 steps to the front door from street level – a mobile ramp is available. There is a toilet on the ground floor but it is not wheelchair accessible. Internal access between lower ground and ground floors is by stairs only, and there are 20 steps between the ground and lower ground levels. There is a stairlift available. There is a wheelchair accessible toilet on the lower ground level.
Facilities: Seating, Toilets, Wheelchair Accessible Toilet, Refreshments, Hearing Loop
Additional Restricitions on Access: -
ORGANISATION
Organised by: Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre
The Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre has been created in partnership by The Scottish Jewish Archives Centre (SJAC) and Garnethill Synagogue Preservation Trust (GSPT) working alongside Garnethill Hebrew Congregation. We aim to increase access to Scotland’s Jewish and Holocaust-era history, encourage wider and more diverse engagement with SJAC’S collections, expand access to Garnethill Synagogue and its heritage and make a lasting difference to the welfare of the heritage, the people involved, the local community and beyond.
Tel: 0141 332 4151
Email: info@sjhc.org.uk
Website: https://sjhc.org.uk/
The Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre has been created in partnership by The Scottish Jewish Archives Centre (SJAC) and Garnethill Synagogue Preservation Trust (GSPT) working alongside Garnethill Hebrew Congregation. We aim to increase access to Scotland’s Jewish and Holocaust-era history, encourage wider and more diverse engagement with SJAC’S collections, expand access to Garnethill Synagogue and its heritage and make a lasting difference to the welfare of the heritage, the people involved, the local community and beyond.
Tel: 0141 332 4151
Email: info@sjhc.org.uk
Website: https://sjhc.org.uk/
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