HER 13466 - SHAH JEHAN MOSQUE

Mosque. 1889, by W.I. Chambers. Dressed rubblestone, stucco facing, copper dome and finials. Square with 3 bay front articulated by four panelled piers with open turrets above linked by battlement type decoration. The turrets are crowned with sphere finials in floral sockets. Centre full height ogee arch with decorative bands to arch surround, metal arabesque work with blue inlay to arch spandrels. Central 4 paned door under trefoil head, circular metal work decoration above. Similar ogee arches to either side with panel doors to semi-circular chapels, bulls eye type decoration on over doors. Central spherical dome with band of stars around the equator and petal decoration to the top forming the base for a crescent finial. Left and right hand return fronts have ogee arched windows with star and hexagon glazing tracery. PEVSNER : Buildings of England, Surrey : pp.533-4 BUILDING NEWS 2nd August 1889 Listing NGR: TQ0151659178

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