Baitul Lateef Mosque facts for kids
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مسجد بیت اللطیف |
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| Location | 309 Breck Road, Liverpool, L5 6PU |
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| Website: Ahmadiyya UK | |
The Baitul Lateef is a mosque located in Liverpool, England. It is a place of worship for members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community who live in the area. This building was not always a mosque. It used to be a church called Richmond Baptist Church.
This building is quite old and important. It was officially listed as a Grade II listed building on March 14, 1975. A Grade II listing means it's a building of national importance and has special historical or architectural interest. It's the lowest of three grades, but still very significant!
History of the Building
The original building was a chapel built a long time ago, between 1864 and 1865. A famous architect named Sir James Picton designed it. It was made from common bricks with red brick stripes and stone decorations. The roof is made of slate, which is a type of rock.
The building has two floors and features round-headed windows. These windows have casements, which means they open outwards like a door. At the front entrance, there is a three-bay arcade. An arcade is a row of arches supported by columns. These columns are in the Corinthian style, which means they have fancy tops decorated with leaves. Above this arcade, in the triangular part of the wall called a gable, there is a beautiful wheel window. This is a round window that looks like a wheel.
Inside the former church, there were galleries on all four sides. Galleries are like balconies that provide extra seating. These galleries were supported by cast iron columns. These columns were fluted, meaning they had vertical grooves carved into them. They were also in the Composite style, which is a mix of different column styles. The ceiling inside was flat and coffered, meaning it had sunken panels, often in a square or rectangular shape.
In 2010, the Richmond Baptist Church community started meeting at a different location, the Oakfield Methodist Church. They later moved to "The House" at 27 Oakfield, which is close to their original chapel. On February 11, 2015, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Liverpool bought the old church building. They then transformed it into the Baitul Lateef Mosque, which opened in 2016.
See also
- Grade II listed buildings in Liverpool-L5
