Historic houses · London
Central Mosque Wembley
Central Mosque Wembley — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Central Mosque Wembley is a Grade II*-listed building in england-london, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Wembley Central Mosque (formerly the St Andrew's Presbyterian Church) is a mosque in the London Borough of Brent. The principal mosque in North West London, it is located on Ealing Road, Wembley, and serves the United Kingdom’s fifth largest Muslim community, which is predominantly Pakistani and Bangladeshi. Along with the adjacent Muslim Welfare Association, it can hold up to 2200 people.
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Background
Architecture
The three-storey semi-detached Flemish bond brick building was built in 1904 as St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, designed by Thomas Collcutt and Stanley Hamp, who was the main contributor to the costs. The design was influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement. The brick walls have stone dressings, and there is a tiled gable-facing roof, a broad barrel-vaulted nave, with Diocletian windows and a narthex within it in the form of a wooden gallery, an apse with a hemispherical ceiling, and an arched colonnade at the west end. A northwest tower stands slightly apart from the main building. The use as a church ended in 1978, and the building stood empty for fifteen years until in 1993 it was…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5503, -0.2979
- District
- Brent
- Parish
- Brent, unparished area
- Postcode
- HA0 4AE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brent West
- Established
- 1985
- Official site
- www.wembleycentralmasjid.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5061456 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Wembley Central Mosque (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Central Mosque Wembley?
- Central Mosque Wembley is in London, United Kingdom (postcode HA0 4AE), in the parish of Brent, unparished area.
- When was Central Mosque Wembley built?
- Built or established in 1985.
- Is Central Mosque Wembley a listed building?
- Central Mosque Wembley is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- How do I get to Central Mosque Wembley?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode HA0 4AE. It sits within the Brent West parliamentary constituency.