Chesham Mosque | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Sufi - Bareilvi [1] |
Location | |
Location | Bellingdon Road Chesham, England, United Kingdom |
Geographic coordinates | 51°42′45″N 0°36′52″W / 51.71238°N 0.61455°W |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Style | Modern |
Completed | 2005 |
Construction cost | £1.6 million |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 700 (all genders) [1] |
Minaret(s) | 1 |
Website | |
www.cheshammosque.org.uk |
Chesham Mosque is a mosque in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England. It was constructed between 2004 and 2005, to replace the former mosque, which was located in two converted houses on Bellingdon Road.[ citation needed] The total cost of the construction work was £1.6 million, all of which was raised from donations and collections.
The organization, 'Muslims in Britain' [2] classify the Chesham Mosque as, Sufi - Bareilvi. [1]
The first mosque in Chesham was established in 1970. [3] In 1979, the mosque moved to two converted houses at 161–163 Bellingdon Road, to be closer to the majority of Chesham's Muslim households. [3] [4] The maximum capacity for this mosque was 200. [4] By the late 1990s, the Muslim population in Chesham had grown to 1500, prompting a search for a site to construct a new mosque. Fundraising for the mosque began during Ramadan in December 1998. [5] All of the costs of construction were raised from donations and door-to-door collections. [6]
The actual building work began in February 2004, [6] and the mosque was officially opened in August 2005. [7] [8] The final cost of construction was £1.6 million. [6] The old mosque building is used as a meeting and function facility. [9]
The main prayer hall of the mosque has a capacity for 500, with an additional prayer hall for women having a capacity for 200. There are also wudu facilities and a Quran study room. [10]
Chesham Mosque | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Sufi - Bareilvi [1] |
Location | |
Location | Bellingdon Road Chesham, England, United Kingdom |
Geographic coordinates | 51°42′45″N 0°36′52″W / 51.71238°N 0.61455°W |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Style | Modern |
Completed | 2005 |
Construction cost | £1.6 million |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 700 (all genders) [1] |
Minaret(s) | 1 |
Website | |
www.cheshammosque.org.uk |
Chesham Mosque is a mosque in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England. It was constructed between 2004 and 2005, to replace the former mosque, which was located in two converted houses on Bellingdon Road.[ citation needed] The total cost of the construction work was £1.6 million, all of which was raised from donations and collections.
The organization, 'Muslims in Britain' [2] classify the Chesham Mosque as, Sufi - Bareilvi. [1]
The first mosque in Chesham was established in 1970. [3] In 1979, the mosque moved to two converted houses at 161–163 Bellingdon Road, to be closer to the majority of Chesham's Muslim households. [3] [4] The maximum capacity for this mosque was 200. [4] By the late 1990s, the Muslim population in Chesham had grown to 1500, prompting a search for a site to construct a new mosque. Fundraising for the mosque began during Ramadan in December 1998. [5] All of the costs of construction were raised from donations and door-to-door collections. [6]
The actual building work began in February 2004, [6] and the mosque was officially opened in August 2005. [7] [8] The final cost of construction was £1.6 million. [6] The old mosque building is used as a meeting and function facility. [9]
The main prayer hall of the mosque has a capacity for 500, with an additional prayer hall for women having a capacity for 200. There are also wudu facilities and a Quran study room. [10]