London Central Mosque and The Islamic Cultural Centre, Park Road, Regent's Park, GLA, 24/09/1975. Creator: John Laing plc.

London Central Mosque and The Islamic Cultural Centre, Park Road, Regent's Park, GLA, 24/09/1975. Creator: John Laing plc.

2-847-717 - Historic England Archive/Heritage Images

London Central Mosque and The Islamic Cultural Centre, Park Road, Regent's Park, City of Westminster, Greater London Authority, 24/09/1975. A view of the minaret at the London Central Mosque being slipformed in two concentric cylinders, with a crane lowering concrete to the men working on the platform. The minaret of the London Central Mosque was constructed using a slipforming technique, in which concrete is poured into the top of a continuously moving form. The form is raised at a rate which allows the concrete to harden and emerge from the form maintaining its shape. The minaret was formed in two concentric cylinders using the slip form shutter, with a lift located in the central area and a spiral staircase between the two walls. The concrete for the 43 metre high minaret was poured in 10 days from the 15th - 25th September 1975. The site team worked in 12-hour long day and night shifts, six days a week, to achieve this.


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Creator
  1. John Laing plc, attributed to: British: construction and civil engineering company
People Related
  1. Frederick Gibberd: British: Architect

Medium
  1. Photograph

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World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London

  1. 51 30 51 N , 000 05 35 W

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Locations & Buildings Places of Worship

Trade & Industry Construction Industry


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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5286x5353
File Size : 27,633kb


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  1. JLP01/09/753514
  1. jlp01_09_753514
  1. 0250009404
  1. 2-847-717
  1. 2847717
  1. JLP01/09/753514


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