London Jamme Masjid
Brick Lane London E1

This fascinating building stands in Brick Lane, once a lane running through brickfields.  Now a mosque, the building has had a long history as a religious site. 

The building dates from 1743, when it was erected as a chapel for Huguenots, French Protestant refugees, who fled to England in the 16th and 17th centuries. 

In the 19th century the building became a synagogue but in the early-20th century was used as a Methodist chapel.  

Today the building is a place of worship for local Muslims.  A sundial, set above the entrance, has a Latin inscription, 'Umbra Samus' (we are shadows).