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Exeter Synagogue
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Grade II* listed building · Historic England

Exeter Synagogue

On the list as Synagogue

Listed Grade II* since 195373 years · Grade II* is the next 5.8% of England’s listed buildings
CChurchCACity Centre conservation area1953Listed
DirectionsOfficial list entry ↗
About

About Exeter Synagogue

Exeter Synagogue, listed as Synagogue, is one of 69 Grade II* listed buildings in Exeter and about 22,127 in England. It was among the first 176 buildings in Exeter to be listed, on 29 January 1953. It stands in the City Centre conservation area, designated in 1968. Within 400 metres are 16 more Grade I buildings and 221 other listed buildings. We have 1 public-domain view of it from before 1950.

HERead the official list entryHistoric England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1273591↗

Grade II* is for particularly important buildings of more than special interest, about 5.8% of all listed buildings in England. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.

In old photographs

1 old view of Exeter Synagogue

Public domain, made before 1950, from 1881. Tap one to see it full screen.

Exeter Synagogue JohnWhite1881
Exeter Synagogue JohnWhite

From Wikimedia Commons (public domain or CC0), copied to our own server; each credit is in the viewer.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 listed buildings in about 10 minutes

Exeter · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Exeter SynagogueStart here
  2. 2St Nicholas PrioryGrade I · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Tuckers HallGrade II* · 0.1 mi on
  4. 45 and 7, West StreetGrade II* · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Old Tudor House Tiddy HouseGrade II* · 0.1 mi on
Farther afield
41 and 42, High StreetGrade II*0.2miChurch HouseGrade II*0.2mi40, High StreetGrade II*0.2mi225 and 226, High StreetGrade II*0.2miSt Michael and All Angels Church, Mount DinhamGrade I0.2mi227, High StreetGrade II*0.2mi
Around it

39 more listed buildings within 150 metres

Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.

IIGaumont Palace/Mecca27 mISt Mary Arches Church27 mIIStables to St Olave's Church House62 mIITablet in Wall of No 1966 mII17, North Street66 mII18, North Street69 mII22, The Mint69 mII22, Mary Arches Street75 mIISt Olave's Church House St Olave's Rectory83 mII*21, The Mint89 mII*Church of St Olave91 mIIGarden Gate and Piers of St Olave's Church House93 mII30 and 31 The Mint and attached wall96 mII187 and 188, High Street99 mIIPriory Cottage102 mII16, The Mint106 mISt Nicholas' Priory106 mII192, High Street114 m
Show the other 21
II17 and 18, The Mint115 mII38, Bartholomew Street East116 mII37, Bartholomew Street East118 mII193, High Street121 mII34-36, Bartholomew Street East123 mII70 and 71, High Street123 mII26, Bartholomew Street West124 mII194, High Street125 mII33, Bartholomew Street East127 mII1 and 2, The Mint130 mII*Church of St Petrock131 mII*St Olave's Home133 mII27, Bartholomew Street West134 mII195, High Street135 mIIWarehouse Adjoining to Rear of No 153137 mII196, High Street140 mIIRetaining wall of St Bartholomew's Churchyard (Friernhay Burial Ground)142 mIINorthgate Stone143 mIICrown and Sceptre Public House144 mII65 and 67, High Street146 mII28-30, Bartholomew Street West146 m
More like it

Grade I and II* churches near Exeter

Within 25 miles, with a photo.

Church of St MartinExminster · 3 mi away
The Parish Church of St PeterBrampford Speke · 4 mi away
The Parish Church of St Mary MagdaleneStoke Canon · 4 mi away
St Margaret's ChurchTopsham · 4 mi away
Church of St Cyriac and St JulittaNewton St Cyres · 4 mi away
Church of St MichaelCranbrook · 4 mi away
Parish Church of St John the BaptistBroadclyst · 5 mi away
Church of St Thomas of CanterburyThorverton · 6 mi away

Questions about Exeter Synagogue

Is Exeter Synagogue listed?

Yes. Synagogue is listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1273591), first listed on 29 January 1953.

Can you visit Exeter Synagogue?

It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.

Is Exeter Synagogue in a conservation area?

Yes, the City Centre conservation area, designated in 1968.

Are there old photos of Exeter Synagogue?

Yes: 1 public-domain view from before 1950, on this page.

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Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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