Edward Salomons (1828–1906) was an English architect based in

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

, active in the late 19th century. He is known for his architecture in the

Gothic Revival Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...

and Italianate styles. His prominent commissions in Manchester include the

Manchester Jewish Museum Manchester Jewish Museum occupies the former Spanish and Portuguese Jews, Spanish and Portuguese synagogue and an adjacent building on Cheetham Hill Road in Manchester, England. It is a grade II* listed building. The synagogue was completed in 1 ...

(1875), the

Manchester Reform Club The Reform Club in Spring Gardens, Manchester, England, is a former gentlemen's club dating from the Victorian era. Built in 1870–1871 in the Venetian Gothic style, it was designed by Edward Salomons, in collaboration with an Irish architect, ...

(1870-1871), described by Claire Hartwell, in her ''Manchester'' Pevsner City Guide, as Salomon’s “best city-centre building”, the former Manchester and Salford Trustee Savings Bank (1872), and the now-demolished Exhibition Hall, built for the city's

Art Treasures Exhibition The Art Treasures of Great Britain was an exhibition of fine art held in Manchester, England, from 5 May to 17 October 1857.New West End Synagogue The ‘’’New West End Synagogue’’’, located in St. Petersburgh Place, Bayswater, London, is one of the oldest synagogues in the United Kingdom still in use. It is one of two synagogues which have been awarded Grade I listed building ...

(1863); he was himself of Jewish origin.

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Architects of Greater Manchester (1800-1940) Edward Salomons entry
{{DEFAULTSORT:Salomons, Edward 1828 births 1906 deaths Architects from Manchester English Jews