Jewish Synagogue at former Carmel College
Former Carmel College, Mongewell Park, Wallingford, OX10 8BU
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1379943
- Date first listed:
- 09-Dec-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Jewish Synagogue at former Carmel College
- Statutory Address:
- Former Carmel College, Mongewell Park, Wallingford, OX10 8BU
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1379943
- Date first listed:
- 09-Dec-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Jewish Synagogue at former Carmel College
- Statutory Address 1:
- Former Carmel College, Mongewell Park, Wallingford, OX10 8BU
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
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For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Former Carmel College, Mongewell Park, Wallingford, OX10 8BU
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- District:
- South Oxfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Crowmarsh
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 60953 87764
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 03/05/2018
SU 68 NW
472/2/10010
CROWMARSH
MONGEWELL PARK
Jewish Synagogue at former Carmel College
(Formerly listed as Jewish Synagogue at Carmel College)
GV
II
Synagogue. 1963 by Thomas Hancock; John Toovey assistant designer; Anthony Hunt engineer. Concrete block end walls; that to east end is elliptical and said to be six feet thick. With four timber posts, it supports a sweeping timber roof, upper covering not seen. Curtain wall glazing to sides and projecting entrance.
Rectangular plan dominated by the soaring roof structure, which gives asymmetry to the building. Synagogue is in higher part of the building to east; entrance hall to west has been subdivided to form two classrooms. Curtain wall glazing in aluminium frames, incorporating doors in similar style. West and east ends with glass by Nehemia Azaz, that to east in tall vertical corner strips and made in the dalle de verre technique of thick glass nuggets set directly into concrete. Sculpture of the Burning Bush also by Azaz at entrance to building, of wood with bronze flames.
Interior. The synagogue has an open timber roof, sounding board and cork floor. In the body of the east wall is the Ark, with panelled timber doors.
Carmel College was founded in 1948 by Rabbi Dr Kopul Rosen, moved to Mongewell in 1953 and closed in 1997. Hancock, a local architect, produced a masterplan for the college in 1960, but this was not adopted in full; the synagogue and the adjoining amphitheatre are the most central, prominent and coherent of the buildings-the most spectacular and successful' on the site, as the Buildings of England states. The flexible planning of the synagogue, its dramatic roof structure and brilliant and innovative artistic glass are comparable with synagogues found in Europe and the United States at this time.
Listing NGR: SU6095387764
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 479401
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Sherwood, J, The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire, (1974), 712
Architectural Review in January, (1963), 16-17
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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