Former McLaren Memorial People's Institute now Shahjalal Islamic Centre, 1A Eileen Grove.

Former McLaren Memorial People's Institute now Shahjalal Islamic Centre. The photograph shows red-brick Rusholme entrance with carved historical wording and Muslim community building signs. Its subsequent use by Shahjalal Mosque makes the building an example of changing community and religious functions. Architectural history, brick detailing and adaptive reuse are specific to this image. Historic masonry and present-day religious use together show changes in building function. The former McLaren Memorial People's Institute retains its red-brick façade and carved historic inscription above the entrance. Signs below identify present community use associated with the Shahjalal Islamic Centre. The building therefore shows successive periods of community and religious activity represented in the same architectural fabric. Decorative brickwork, a deeply recessed doorway and historic lettering give the frontage its distinctive character.