Exeter Mosque

Exeter Mosque & Cultural Centre is a mosque in the City of Exeter, in Devon, England.

Exeter Mosque & Cultural Centre
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Location
Location	12-13 York Road, Exeter
Country	England
Location in Devon
Geographic coordinates	50.729272°N 3.525023°W / 50.729272; -3.525023

History

The mosque's history began in 1976 when 15 York Road was purchased for use as a permanent place for meeting and prayer. Over time, as more space was needed 14 York Road was also purchased. Following a purchase of land from the adjacent school in the late 2020s, work began on a purpose-built mosque for Exeter's Muslim community.^[1] The current mosque opened in 2020 following three years of construction work, which cost approximately £1.7 million.^[2]

In 2018, the trustees of the mosque faced questions from the media regarding donations received from the cleric Sadiq Al-Ghariani.^[3][4]

Following the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings, Exeter Mosque was one of the mosques where people stood guard in solidarity with the Muslim community.^[5]