North Wales Mine Workers Institute; Wrexham Mosque and Islamic Cultural Centre (WICC), Grosvenor Road, Wrexham

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NPRN96147
Map ReferenceSJ35SW
Grid ReferenceSJ3323350564
Unitary (Local) AuthorityWrexham
Old CountyDenbighshire
CommunityRhosddu
Type Of SiteWORKING MENS INSTITUTE
Period20th Century
Description

The North Wales Mine Workers Institute opened in 1923 and closed in 2008. It was purchased in 2010 by the Wrexham Muslim Association and converted into a Mosque.

Daryl Leeworthy, RCAHMW, 9 September 2011.

 

The North Wales Miners' Institute closed in 2008 and was adapted as a mosque and cultural centre after purchase in 2010 by the Wrexham Muslim Association. Interior adapted with prayer hall; exterior little altered. External signage in English with dome/minaret symbol. Following: Sunni - Deobandi; capacity: 300 (online Mosque Directory).

This record was created by RCAHMW’s Welsh Asian Heritage Project (2023–24), funded by the Welsh Government’s Anti-racist Wales Action Plan.