Gurdwara Sahib Leamington and Warwick
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The Gurdwara Sahib Leamington and Warwick is a Sikh gurdwara located on Tachbrook Drive, Warwick, England.[1] It primarily serves the community around Leamington, Warwick and Kenilworth.[2]
Details
Plans for a large temple to service the 4,000 local Sikhs were made in 2000, and £1,000,000 was pledged by local residents towards the project. Further donations were made during the planning stages, bringing the eventual total to £11,000,000. The greater budget allowed plans to be expanded from a modest four-storey building into a 4,280 sq m structure.
The project was handled primarily by local contractors. Plans for the temple were drawn up by the Kenilworth-based architectural firm MPC Partnership, and construction itself was handled by Leamington-based contractors AC Lloyd. Construction began in 2008, and was completed on Friday 18 September 2009 with a ceremonial handing-over of the keys to members of the Sikh congregation. Services began a month later, on Sunday 25 October 2009, following a procession by local faithful through the town and a consecration service on the temple grounds.
It is widely rumoured that this is the largest Sikh Temple outside of India.
References
- Sankar, Sunduri; "Leamington's £11m Sikh Temple ready to open its doors", The Leamington Courier, 22 October 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- Gurdwara Sahib Leamington & Warwick, SikhNet, 15 October 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- Sikh community members represented by Wright Hassall Wright Hassall Retrieved 22 October 2014.
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