Grainger Park Road, The White House, Mosque

Grainger Park Road, The White House, Mosque

HER Number
15374
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Grainger Park Road, The White House, Mosque
Place
Elswick
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
Site Type: Specific
Mosque
General Period
21ST CENTURY
Specific Period
21st Century 2001 to 2100
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Theme: Salafi Used the 19th century villa The White House. This was demolished in 2011. Planning permission granted for a new building. Erection of 3-storey community building: comprising gym and function room at basement level; café and Muslim prayer hall at ground floor; meeting/teaching rooms and mezzanine prayer hall at first floor; and, meeting/teaching rooms at second floor; erection of 2-storey outbuilding into funeral wash, kitchen and residential accommodation for visitors. Building work started in Spring 2011. Architect was Henry Amos of Brightblue Studio, Clifford's Fort, North Shields.
Easting
422670
Northing
564380
Grid Reference
NZ422670564380
Sources
http://mosques.muslimsinbritain.org; www.newcastlecentralmosque.com