Wikipedia's first sentence called it “former synagogue in manchester”. Today it says “orthodox jewish community and synagogue”.
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South Manchester Synagogue is a former synagogue in Manchester , England , of diverse stylistic influences and innovative technical construction. The result of a competition won by Joseph Sunlight , the synagogue was completed in 1913 . It stands in Wilbraham Road, Fallowfield . Sunlight adopted the style of a Turkish mosque , complete with dome and minaret though interpreted in a modernist , it has even been said cubist , idiom. Sunlight confessed to quoting Hagia Sophia in Constantinople and the tower of Westminster Cathedral . The building marked a first in British synagogue construction in avoiding column supports for its 35 ft dome by the use of reinforced concrete in its span and the lattice girders supporting the cantilever gallery . As of 2004 , the building is redundant, the congregation having relocated, but there are plans to convert it to a residential Jewish student centre.1
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The name South Manchester Synagogue refers to both an Orthodox Jewish community in south Manchester , England and to the buildings that it occupies.In 2002, the community relocated from synagogue buildings in the Fallowfield district of Manchester to new premises in Bowdon , Altrincham , Greater Manchester.
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Orthodox synagogue in South Manchester, England The South Manchester Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish community and synagogue , located in Bowdon , Altrincham , South Manchester , England , in the United Kingdom.The congregation was formed in 1872 and worships in the Ashkenazi rite .In 2002, the community relocated from the Grade II listed building , built in 1913, located in the Fallowfield district, to new premises in Bowdon.Jewish Communities and Records - UK .
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former synagogue in manchester
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orthodox jewish community and synagogue
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