London’s First Mosque (1924)

Southfields, London. Title: “LONDON’S FIRST MOSQUE. The Khalifatul Masih lays foundation stone facing towards Mecca“. M/S of two workmen suspending a stone block covered in Arabic writing on a chain. M/S of a man in a turban - Khalifatul Masih II, Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad - tapping the stone with a mallet. C/U of another man in a black turban praying - he holds his hands with his palms facing upwards before wiping his face with them. M/S of the Khalifatul bowing and kneeling in prayer in front of the foundation stone. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and