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Welcome
to the Guru Nanak Gurdwara, Huddersfield website. The Gurdwara, meaning
"the doorway to the Guru", is the Sikh place of worship and may be
referred to as a Sikh temple and is based on the outskirts of
Huddersfield town centre at Prospect Street.
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At
first a doctor Harkum Singh used to keep The Guru Granth Sahib, ‘the
Sikh holy scriptures' in his spare room, then he got together with a
few people and they bought a house on Bath Street in Huddersfield near
the town centre. That's where they set up the first Sikh temple with a
little langar hall in the cellar.
The Sikh Sangat made a collection throughout the UK and decided to make
a bigger Sikh temple. Money was also sent from around the world from
places as far away as Canada and Malaysia.
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Then
in about 1973, some land was bought near the town centre. They knew the
bus station was going to be built there and thought that was an ideal
place for people to commute to the Gurdwara at Prospect Street. The
architect was Arthur Quarmby. It was opened in 1975 at the cost of
about £60,000.
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Our
Gurdwara has since had an extension and another floor built on it. The
community has built the Sikh Leisure Centre opposite where wedding
receptions take place as well as other community events. |
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Recently
the Gurdwara has bought the former ‘Salvation Army' building as they
moved premises. Our Punjabi school classes take place there on the
weekend and during the week other activities take place for the Sikh
Youths.
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