Chesham Mosque
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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 mosque contains two prayer rooms with a total capacity for 700.[citation needed]
History
The first mosque in Chesham was established in 1970.[1] 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.[1][2] The maximum capacity for this mosque was 200.[2] 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.[3] All of the costs of construction were raised from donations and door-to-door collections.[4]
The actual building work began in February 2004,[4] and the mosque was officially opened in August 2005.[5] [6] The final cost of construction was £1.6 million.[4] The old mosque building is used as a meeting and function facility.[7]
Facilities
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.[8]
References
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