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All Hallows-by-the-Tower

All Hallows-by-the-Tower, by peterstort

All Hallows-by-the-Tower
Town: London Address: Byward Street Phone: +44 20 7481 29 28 e-mail: parish@ahbtt.org.uk

The ancient Anglican church All Hallows-by-the-Tower, in London, was erected in AD 675 by the Abbey at Barking, and was named All Hallows Barking, after the Saxon abbey. The church was built over the remains of a Roman building, found in the crypt. During the centuries, All Hallows-by-the-Tower has been rebuilt several times, including in 1649 because of an explosion. The church also required extensive reconstruction after the World War II. Today, its 15th-century outer walls can be seen, as well as its original 17th-century Saxon doorway. Lots of brass also remains in the interior, and three 15th- and 16th-century wooden statues of saints still stand in the church. The church comprises the Undercroft Museum as well.

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All-Hallows, London Wall
Town: London Address: 83 London Wall Phone: +44 20 7588 2638 e-mail: info@allhallowsonthewall.org

All Hallows London Wall, or All Hallows by the Wall, is an Anglican guild church situated adjacent to the former London Wall, on Broad Street. The first church built here was erected in the early 12th Century, on a bastion of the old Roman wall. In 1767, a new Al Hallows church, built by George Dance the Younger, replaced the original one, which took its inspiration from the Classical world of simplicity, with no aisles and a barrel-shaped nave with a half-dome apse. Its decoration followed designs of the ancient Temple of Venus in Rome. Its plain brick exterior was damaged in the World War II, but was rebuilt in the 1960s.

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Baitul Futuh Mosque (House of Victories)
Town: London Address: 181 London Road Morden Phone: +44 20 8687 7800 e-mail: info@baitulfutuh.org

The Baitul Futuh Mosque (House of Victories), built by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in 2003, is the largest mosque in Western Europe. Situated in the southwest London suburb of Modern, the mosque is considered to be one of the most impressive examples of contemporary architecture, accommodating up to 10,000 worshippers in three prayer halls.

Bevis Marks Synagogue

Bevis Marks Synagogue, by myavi

Bevis Marks Synagogue
Town: London Address: Bevis Marks Heneage Lane Phone: +44 20 7626 1274

The Bevis Marks Synagogue, established in 1701, is the oldest operating synagogue in Britain. The synagogue's most prominent feature is its Renaissance-style ark, located in the centre of the eastern wall of the building. The interiors are lavishly detailed and contain all of the original furnishings. The synagogue also houses mid-17th-century archives.

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Brompton Cemetery
Town: London Address: Fulham Road Phone: +44 20 7352 1201

The Brompton Cemetery dates from 1840, and includes picturesque Victorian catacombs and some 200,000 graves, including those of Sir Henry Cole, the founder of the 1851 Great Exhibition and the Victoria & Albert Museum; the suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst; and the writer George Borrow. The organisation Friends of Brompton Cemetery also provides poetry readings and even picnics at the cemetery.

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Brompton Oratory
Town: London Address: Brompton Road Phone: +44 20 7808 0900 e-mail: BromptonOratory@aol.com
Opening Hours: Monday-Sunday 08:00 -20:00
The 19th-century, Baroque-style Brompton Oratory, or London Oratory of St Philip Neri, named after the man who established the Oratorian Order, which manages the church, was the first Roman Catholic church built in London after the Reformation. The church was built not to resemble a traditional church and was even hidden from the road. The side chapels of the church are adorned with marble statues, and the Lady Chapel with a wooden pieta. An 11am Latin High Mass, with choir, is held each Sunday under the church's domed nave.

East London Mosque

East London Mosque, by Kat Simoes

East London Mosque
Town: London Address: 46-92 Whitechapel Road Phone: +44 20 7650 3000 e-mail: info@eastlondonmosque.org.uk

The East London Mosque, located in the London borough of Tower Hamlets, is one of the largest Mosques in the UK. The mosque also comprises the London Muslim Centre, with two large halls, a seminar suite and primary school. Construction of the East London Mosque was actually conceptualised in 1910. Around 1975, the community raised funds to build the mosque, which was also supported by the king of Saudi Arabia. In 1985, the new East London Mosque was completed, and stands today as one of the most impressive landmarks in London’s East End.

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Fazal Mosque
Town: London Address: Putney

The Fazal Mosque, located near Southfield's train station and King George's park in London, is one of the earliest mosques established in Britain. The mosque was named by Hadrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad after the name fazal, which means 'grace'. Khalifatul Masih II laid the mosque's foundation, which accommodates some 150 worshippers, and the majority of its funding came from Ahmadi women of India, who gave much of their belongings for the purpose.