Masjid-e-Quba, Hamstead Road
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Masjid-e-Quba, Hamstead Road by A J Paxton as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Masjid-e-Quba, Hamstead Road
Image: © A J Paxton Taken: 22 Apr 2023
Formerly a pub called the Endwood (see Image] and Image]), this distinguished building has found a new non-alcoholic life as a mosque and community centre, the Masjid-e-Quba. Pub-into-mosque is not uncommon in the West Midlands; for a Coventry example see Image The building is Grade II listed, a relic of Handsworth's days as a wealthy suburb on the outskirts of Birmingham; it dates from around 1840, according to the list entry at Historic England https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1211884?section=official-list-entry . It is seen here from the gates of Handsworth Park.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
52.512182
Longitude
-1.919946