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Capacity - Old & New Mosques Halls

 

Phase 1 can seat an additional 450 people compared to the old mosque with a total capacity of 735 people
 

Calculation based on:
 
  1 Person Sitting 0.65
  1 person praying 0.70


Existing Mosque (L'boro Road)

 
  Room Dimensions Old Capacity
       
  Men’s Main Hall 10 m x 7.50 m = 75 m² 115 people
  Side Room 9m x 3.5 m = 31.5 m² 48 people
       
  Ladies Main Hall 10.2 m x 7.70 m = 78 m² 120 people
       
    TOTAL 283 people (sitting)
       
 

NB: On major nights, this centre can
squeeze over 430 people (152% of capacity metric)


New
Mosque - Phase 1 (Duxbury Road)
 
  Room Dimensions New Capacity
       
  Men’s Main Hall 12.5 m x 14 m = 175 m² 260 people
       
  Ladies Main Hall 12.5 m x 14 m = 175 m² 260 people
       
  Namaz Hall 10 m x 14 m  = 140 m²

215 people (sitting) or
200 people (praying)

       
    TOTAL 735 people (sitting)
   
 

NB: At 152% of capacity (squeeze seating)
the New Masjid-e-Hussein would seat 1172 people

 

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