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Report - Greenbank Synagogue - Sept 2015

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paulpowers

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I was working at the end of the road and needed a poo so decided to pop into the Greenbank Synagogue.

There was a group of chavs having a drink in the annex building so I left them to it and went into the main building in search of a toilet.

It's quite nice inside and hasn't been trashed but the parkay flooring has started to be bagged up so the pikeys are moving in.

Greenbank synagogue was built in 1936 to a design by architect Alfred Ernest Shennan and consecrated on August 15,1937. It became a refuge for homeless families in the Blitz. This historic city synagogue which closed after 70 years has been saved for future generations.

The building on Greenbank Drive, Sefton Park, shut for good on January 8 after its congregation dwindled to fewer than 40, with only one service being held a week.

But its survival is now assured after its listed building status was upgraded to Grade II*, putting it on a par with Croxteth Hall and the Cunard and Port of Liverpool buildings.

English Heritage agreed the change after a plan emerged to convert the concrete, steel and brick building into apartments.

The organisation’s report described the synagogue as “one of the finest art deco synagogues in the country”.

It added: “It has an important socio-historic significance as an inter-war synagogue of 1936-7 that represents one of the last free cultural expressions of European Jewry before the Holocaust.”

The upgrading from grade II to II* status puts the former synagogue in the top 5% of all listed buildings in the country.

Cllr Berni Turner, executive member for heritage, said: “This upgrading reflects the wide range of important and diverse buildings we have in the city and the fact we have a unique collection of places of worship for people of all faiths.

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paulpowers

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All the windows have steel sheeting over them and there's a couple of new cameras up but they're only as effective as the person which watches them, it's easy access if you know where to look
 

scotty markfour

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i could, nt get into the main building cos of this steel door , i take it that it has been removed ? great report by the way @paulpowers
 

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