The Birmingham Hebrew Congregation, commonly known as the Singers Hill Synagogue, is an

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synagogue in

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. The synagogue is a Grade II*

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, comprising 26, 26A and 26B Blucher Street in the city centre. Built in 1856, it was designed by

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. It replaced the

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, 1827 Severn Street Synagogue, which survives as a

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, and was the fourth synagogue building to be erected in the city. It features "a

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in a building design in red and yellow brick, which combined neo-classical, Romanesque, and

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details, and used a classical basilica plan, with a central '' Bimah''".

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* Ashkenazi Jewish culture in England Ashkenazi synagogues Orthodox synagogues in England Grade II* listed buildings in Birmingham Grade II* listed religious buildings and structures Religious buildings and structures in Birmingham, West Midlands Synagogues completed in 1856 1730 establishments in England {{UK-synagogue-stub