Baitul Lateef Mosque facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Bait-ul-Lateef Mosque |
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مسجد بیت اللطیف |
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| Location | 309 Breck Road, Liverpool, L5 6PU |
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The Baitul Lateef is a mosque located in Liverpool, England. It is a place of worship for members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in the area. This building was not always a mosque. It started its life as a church called Richmond Baptist Church.
The original church building is very old and important. It was officially listed as a Grade II listed building on 14 March 1975. This means it is a building of national importance and special interest. Grade II is the lowest of the three grades for listed buildings.
History of the Building
The original building was a chapel built a long time ago, in 1864–65. It was designed by a famous architect named Sir James Picton. The chapel was built using common bricks with red brick stripes and stone decorations. It has a slate roof and two floors.
The windows are round at the top and have casement windows, which open outwards. At the front entrance, there is a special design with three arched openings. These arches are supported by Corinthian columns, which are a type of fancy pillar. Above this, in the triangular part of the roof called the gable, there is a round window that looks like a wheel.
Inside the old church, there were balconies, called galleries, on all four sides. These galleries were held up by cast iron columns that had special designs on them. The ceiling was flat and had square patterns, which is called a coffered ceiling.
From Church to Mosque
For many years, the Richmond Baptist Church community used this building. However, from 2010 to early 2018, the church group met at a different location, the Oakfield Methodist Church. Later, the members of Richmond Baptist Church moved to "The House" at 27 Oakfield, which is close to their original chapel. They are still a busy Christian community there.
On 11 February 2015, the original Richmond Baptist Church building was bought by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Liverpool. After some work, it was transformed into the Baitul Lateef Mosque. It now serves as a place of worship for the Muslim community in the area.
