Back to the Merthyr Tydfil - South Wales trail

Surviving portion of the north wall of the second Merthyr Synagogue. Merthyr Hebrew Congregation was founded in 1848, with the first synagogue in Bethesda Street, in 1848, with a second in 1852 off Church Street, adjacent to the Temperance Hall.

Interior of the prayer hall at Merthyr Jewish cemetery.

Merthyr Synagogue - a study in dereliction.

Former Merthyr Tydfil Synagogue from the air. (Ph. Heritage Drones)

