Brick Lane Mosque is an Islamic place of worship in Central London. The building that houses the mosque had previously housed a church and a synagogue.
The building that houses the mosque had previously been used as a church by a community of Protestant Christians and as a synagogue. In the 1970s, Bangladeshi immigration grew in this area of London. The mosque serves a community of mainly Bangladeshi Muslims since 1976.
The Machzike Hadath (Spitalfields Great) Synagogue in London is an Ashkenazi synagogue built in 1742-43 by architect Thomas Stubbs as the ‘New French Church’. It was rebuilt in 1897 by A.J. Hopkins and in 1957. This brick building in the Georgian style now serves as a mosque.
The Princes Street Synagogue in London is an Ashkenazi synagogue built in 1718-19. It was rebuilt in 1870 by John Hudson, in 1892-93 by Lewis Solomon, then in 1928, 1939 and 1983. The brick building now serves as a museum.
Christ Church Spitalfields was named 'The Best Building in London' by the Evening Standard in 2004. Built in 1729 it has for most of its life been homed to a committed worshipping Christian community. Yet every week 1000's of tourists, pilgrims and visitors enjoy our church building.
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