Leeds Grand Mosque
| Leeds Grand Mosque | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Leeds,England |
  Shown within Leeds | |
| Geographic coordinates | 53°48′23.1″N1°34′05.3″W/ 53.806417°N 1.568139°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | mosque |
| Date established | 1994 |
| Capacity | 1,500+ |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Leeds Grand Mosque(LGM) is amosqueinLeedswith a regular congregation of 1,200.[1][2]It is located at 9 Woodsley Road,Hyde Park,Leeds, LS6 1SNWest Yorkshire,England.The mosque has a diverse and ethnically mixed congregation with facilities for both male and female worshippers.[1]The Friday prayer sermon is also delivered in English also alongside the Arabic.[2]
The mosque's Imam is Sheikh Dr Mohammed Taher.[3]The resident Islamic scholar to the mosque is Sheikh Abdullah Al Judai’.[3]
It is the home of the first MuslimScoutGroup in Leeds.[4]15 Scouts were invested at the launch in 2006.[5]
Building[edit]
It was originallySacred Heart Churchdesigned byDerek Walker,completed in 1965 and described as "One of the most striking churches to be built in the 1960s".[6]The design isBrutalistbased on a concrete frame clad with pre-cast panels of Cornish granite aggregate.[6]It closed in 1993 and was sold and converted in 1994, with funding from Saif Bin Muhammad Al-Nehayyan ofAbu Dhabi,United Arab Emirates.[7]The chancel was converted into a smaller worship hall used on weekdays, and a women's gallery was constructed at the rear of the main hall, later augmented by converting the choir gallery into a second women's gallery. The stained glass window and Christian symbols were removed, and facilities forwuduinstalled.[6]
The main hall provides a large open space which is used as the main prayer area for men.
In 2013 a storm lifted part of the roof off, resulting in extensive rain damage.[8]
Facilities[edit]
- Male prayer hall
- Female prayer hall
- Lecture room
- Basement – used for multiple activities
- Library
- Catering kitchen
- Management office, storage rooms, and washing facilities for both males and females
- Fenced car park for 20 cars
- Gardens around the mosque
- Linked house, rented as a source of income
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ab"Welcome to Leeds Grand Mosque".www.leedsgrandmosque.com.Leeds Grand Mosque. 2019.Retrieved10 March2019.
- ^abThe Times,24 August 2002Archived21 July 2012 at theWayback Machine"At your service" by Daniel Crewe
- ^ab"Our Team".www.leedsgrandmosque.com.Leeds Grand Mosque. 2019.Retrieved10 March2019.
- ^www.cycscouts.org.ukArchived2008-12-03 at theWayback Machine1st Muslim Scout Group Launches
- ^Yorkshire Evening Post5 December 2006 "City gets its first Muslim Scouts"
- ^abcJohn Minnis & Trevor Mitchell (2007)Religion and Place in Leeds(English Heritage)ISBN978-1-905624-48-5
- ^History of Leeds Grand MosqueArchived2011-07-01 at theWayback Machine
- ^Yorkshire Evening Post 7 December 2013"SOS call at Leeds mosque left exposed by freak storm"