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A house of Allah on Brick Lane
Few buildings in Britain carry a story like ours. The same walls on the corner of Brick Lane and Fournier Street have welcomed worshippers across three centuries and three faiths — and today serve as the spiritual home for thousands of Bengali Muslims in the East End.
Built in 1743 as La Neuve Église, our building first opened its doors as a chapel for Huguenot Protestant refugees who had fled religious persecution in France and settled in Spitalfields. As the community changed, so did the building — becoming a Wesleyan Methodist chapel in 1809.
In 1898 it became the Machzikei Hadath, a Great Synagogue serving the Jewish community of Spitalfields and Whitechapel through decades of arrival and change. Then, in 1976, reflecting the new community that had made this corner of London home, it became the Brick Lane Jamme Masjid — the mosque it remains today.
It is a building that has only ever known prayer. Across nearly three centuries, generation after generation of newcomers to Britain have turned to these same walls to worship, to learn, and to find one another. We hold that trust with gratitude — and a deep sense of responsibility to the community we serve.
"A masjid is not just a place of prayer — it is the heart of a community."
A living history
1743
A chapel for French Huguenot Protestant refugees fleeing persecution — the building's first congregation.
1809
Repurposed as a Methodist chapel serving the changing East End.
1898
A synagogue at the heart of Jewish Spitalfields and Whitechapel for much of the 20th century.
1976
Established as the masjid that today serves thousands and seats around 3,000 for Jummah.
What we stand for
Upholding the five daily prayers and Jummah at the centre of community life.
Nurturing the next generation through our madrasah and Hifz programmes.
Serving everyone — nikah, janāzah, new Muslims, and those in need.
Our team
Khutbah is delivered in Bengali, English and Arabic. The masjid is run by a management committee on behalf of the Brick Lane Jamme Masjid Trust.
Be part of the story
Your support keeps the doors of a 282-year-old house of Allah open — for prayer, learning, and community.
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