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  • Location

    Willesden, London NW2

  • Sector

    Community,

Shree Swaminaryan Temple

This was one of Vascroft’s first temple project in the UK. In 1986 a proposal was put forward to demolish the two existing buildings and in its place build a three temple story complex, which would combine the traditional Hindu Temple architecture and British designs. The ceremonial stone was laid on 12 October 1986. It is the first Swaminarayan Mandir to be opened in the city when an old derelict church had been acquired in 1975 by the community. Vascroft and their founders were instrumental into the construction and build process to create a magnificent place of worship. A number of engineering feats were achieved in to complete the project in 1988. The Vascroft inhouse structural engineering team were able to resolve many of the intricacies for a build of this kind. The project duration was 70 weeks. Comprised of demolition of existing church building and new build construction of two floor Hindu temple, inclusive of basement excavations to create underground car park. Meeting the temple’s needs to house classrooms, wedding hall, dining/community hall along with a commercial kitchen on the first floor to serve its growing members. Vascroft continued to provide advisory services to the temple’s committee on their Regeneration and expansion project in 2018.