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About the Croydon Borough
The Borough
Croydon is one of the largest London boroughs in both population and geographical extent
It is of major economic and employment importance with a growing and prosperous local
business sector and a large retail base spread across several locations and
accommodates many of the facilities and services needed by a major part of South
London.
Croydon’s importance as a location for business and facilities is enhanced by it being one
of the most accessible locations in the sub-region. It is crossed by several main road
routes, is the focus for South London’s rail network, and has an extensive bus service
network and most of London’s only operating tram system. There is a considerable
inherent impetus for new development and change across much of the borough.
Despite this impetus for change, there are also areas where change in the form of
regeneration needs to be stimulated. At the same time, the borough has many areas
where change needs to be managed and even resisted. Croydon has many attractive and
settled residential areas and important areas of open space and Metropolitan Green Belt.
There is therefore a substantial planning task to manage and co-ordinate change and new
development in the areas where it is acceptable, appropriate and desirable, and to control
and resist change where it is unacceptable, inappropriate and undesirable.
images from the satalite
this images shows the south west of england where the mosque is located.
this shows that the mosque is located in london.
this google image shows the street ladscape of the area.
this image show the street pattern of the area arround the mosque.
This map was published during 1872.
The image shows the same map of Croydon and surrounding areas after one and a half century later, which is taken by satellite.
Images satarted from distance and getting closer to the mosque.
First image from distant.
I took the image as i got a few step further to the msoque.
You can see the domn of the mosque for the first time above the column.
Here you can spot a part of the mosque structure.
This image show the first phase of the mosque.
This is the full block of the image which i took from accros the street.
Intereior of the mosque.
stairs and shoe racks in the Basement.
the carpet of the the
Staircase.
A section of the staircase.
The main hall of the mosque.
The arabic letters on the ceiling.
A corner of the main hall.
The area where the imam leads salah/prayer.
History and plan of the Mosque.
About the Centre
Croydon Mosque & Islamic Centre (CMIC) started in a small ground-floor hall in West Croydon in the early 1970. The local Muslim community commenced raising funds, therefore they purchased a large Victorian House, eventually demolished and the Mosque evolved, over several phases and over a period of 40 years, into the structure today. CMIC contains 7 large halls and has the capacity to accommodate 4,000 people currently; there are some further constructions in progress in order to increase the capacity to a high level due to the rise of muslim community in the region.
CMIC is well attended with over 9,000 people passing through the Mosque during an average week; this increases to over 30,000 people per week during Ramadan. CMIC serves a diverse Muslim community in and around the London Borough of Croydon which numbers more then 20,000 and includes Muslims of Pakistani, Indian, Bangladeshi, East African, Somalian, Turkish, Afghan, Middle Eastern and Bosnian origin amongst others.
The management of CMIC is divided between the strategic management (i.e. what they should be providing) and the operational management (i.e. how they should provide the services) through the Executive Committee and the Management Committee respectively. A robust decision making process is in place which ensures that decisions once made are collectively implemented. CMIC also maintains written procedures for all it statutory and regulatory compliance processes.
Apart from all the prayer facilities, CMIC is particularly strong on the services it provides with an emphasis on education. The madrassah is attended by over 500 children where the Quranic syllabus is supplemented with behavioural, community and citizenship issues. Adult education classes to include English are also held and CMIC also provides extra tuition for mainstream Science, Maths and English GCSE courses. The Social & Welfare function of CMIC caters for youth programmes, welfare for the elderly and a marriage introductory service to include nikkah and civil marriage registration facilities. Several lectures are held weekly on Islamic issues and also on contemporary lifestyle issues which include specialist speakers. CMIC also hosts full mortuary facilities and also provides a comprehensive funeral service which has been agreed within the framework of the Muslim Burial Protocol with Croydon Council for swift burials.
On the community front, CMIC is fully participative in all local events (and interfaith groups) and hosts annual Islamic exhibitions and Islamic awareness courses for local authorities.
School visits (to CMIC and also by CMIC to the schools) are undertaken and the Centre maintains a firm presence on the local SACRE committee. A small example is the collection that is undertaken during Ramadan to provide presents for the neighbours around CMIC and for toys to the children’s wards in the local hospital. CMIC also hosts Radio Ramadan Croydon where amongst other programmes, local officials are invited on air to answer live question and lifestyle issues are also discussed with professionals.
CMIC also hosts legal and medical surgeries and also a police surgery on a monthly basis. A confidential counselling service is also available to anyone in the community with the Imam and CMIC maintains a presence on all local advisory services to the local authorities. CMIC officials do not interfere in any manner with the delivery of religious services in the mosque which is the domain of Mufti Yusuf Danka and Moulana Inaam-ul-haq Malik; however, CMIC has been a primary driver in trying to influence the local mosques in uniting on issues such as moon sighting. CMIC officials maintain a regular diary of meetings with all affected local authorities to ensure that the Muslim community’s views are present within local decisions.
Future plans at CMIC include the provision of crèche facilities and further construction to increase the Centre’s capacity. On the provision of services to the community and on the community cohesion front, CMIC will continue to build upon it considerable strengths to improve further the services it provides and also continue with the successful non-profit making Hajj and Ummrah tours that were successfully run during 2006.
This is the master plan of ther vision during 1978.
This is the section of a sideview of the mosque.
phase 1.
Phase2.
Phase 1 completed.
This was the victorian house which was located here before the croydon mosque. (year "1978")
As you can see the first phase is alredy built and it will continue occupy this house as well.
This image shows the demolition work for making the phase two of the mosque.
A short history of how the mosque began at the first place.
The landscap plan of the surrounding areas.
The section or side view of the extention.
This is the first floor plan of the extention.
Community.
These are the list of services that the mosque provides.
Enterance.
This image shows the front view of the mosque. as you can see it has the main entrance here as well but its not been regularly used by males for the pirpose of female muslims privacy and security.
This is the far end enterance to the second main hall of the mosque. The first impression you will get when you entering from here is that you feel like you entered a cage or a box with the feeling of being very litle and small.
But then you spote these litle green trees on the corner of the entrance which makes you feel welcoming and happy.
This is the outside view from the inside.
When you enter through the doubloe doors the first thing you see this message, which really tells you that the sacret parts of the mosque are about to start.
After taking off the shoes you can either choos to go to the above ceiling hall (turning right to these stairs).
you suddenly see these double doors to the main prayer hall on the left, and by entering here you feel like coming out of that box (entrance) into the free wide open space, making you feel comfortabel and near god.
This is the second main hall in located in the first floor of the mosque. This is where you get into after the above entrance.
Above the entrance to any mosque you will see these arabic words written on top of the doors, which ,means "
This image show the Aerial view of the fire exits.
Extention.
To the left is the current structure of the mosque, and the extention is taking place to the right.
This image shows the steel structur for the extention of the third phase of the mosque.
This image shows the appeal for £350,000 for the extention of the mosque.
This is an additional appeal which shows the required funds and the mosque's investments.
This letter states the reson for the extention(phase three).
Close up details.
The main block of the mosque.
Mixture of steel and bricks.
The brick column.
The front garden is surrounded by these fences.
This wall is sittuated on the other side of the building, which has some old style bricks and colour.
The domn of the mosque.
