Leazes Park Synagogue, Grade II listed building and student housing in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
Leazes Park Synagogue is a listed building and student housing in Newcastle upon Tyne that was originally built in 1880 as a Jewish place of worship. The two-storey sandstone structure displays North Italian architectural style and stands on Leazes Park Road.
The building was founded in 1880 as a synagogue for Newcastle's Jewish community and served this purpose until 1978. After closure, it was converted to a shopping arcade and later transformed into student housing.
The basement served as a schoolroom and housed a Jewish sports club founded in 1934 where people gathered for social activities. These spaces reveal how the building functioned as more than a place of worship, supporting community life.
The building underwent extensive restoration in 1996 and now operates as student housing, so interior access may not be available to visitors. The architecture can be viewed and appreciated from the street, where the sandstone facade retains its distinctive details from the restoration work.
A fire in 1989 caused significant damage to the building while it was operating as a shopping arcade. The extensive restoration that followed prevented further deterioration and made its conversion to student housing possible.
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