Historic churches · North Wales
Liverpool Muslim Institute
Liverpool Muslim Institute — a mosque in wales-north, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Liverpool Muslim Institute is a mosque located in wales-north, United Kingdom. Catalogued from Wikidata's UK heritage register; see the Wikipedia article for further historical and visitor details.
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Place summary
The Liverpool Muslim Institute is located in North Wales. This building serves as a place of worship and community for the Muslim population. It is notable for its architectural significance within the region.
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Background
History
William Henry Quilliam was born in Liverpool in 1856. He developed an interest in Islam when travelling in Morocco. In 1887 he converted to the religion, taking the name Abdullah Quilliam and founding the Liverpool Muslim Institute with his first convert, Mrs Elizabeth Cates, initially at the Temperance Hall on Mount Vernon Street, Liverpool. In 1889 Quilliam bought 8, Brougham Terrace, on West Derby Road, where he constructed an extension on the rear to serve as a mosque. This was probably the first recorded mosque in the United Kingdom (a claim that an earlier mosque opened in Cardiff in 1860 has been shown to result from a transcription error). By 1893 they started publishing The…
Architecture
Brougham Terrace was constructed around 1830, and named after the whig politician Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux.
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- Coordinates
- 53.4140, -2.9600
- District
- Liverpool
- Parish
- Liverpool, unparished area
- Postcode
- L6 2AE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Liverpool Wavertree
Sources
- wikidata: Q15242534 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Liverpool Muslim Institute (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Liverpool Muslim Institute?
- Liverpool Muslim Institute is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode L6 2AE), in the parish of Liverpool, unparished area.
- Is Liverpool Muslim Institute free to visit?
- Yes, Liverpool Muslim Institute is free to enter.
- How do I get to Liverpool Muslim Institute?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode L6 2AE. It sits within the Liverpool Wavertree parliamentary constituency.