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When it is complete, the mass of girders will house not just the usual ablution rooms and prayer spaces you would expect with a mosque, but also classrooms and a library, which will be open to anyone.

It is a source of excitement and inspiration for Mohammed Riaz from Hartington Road mosque, which will eventually be replaced by the new mosque, when it's done.

He says, "What we want is for the local community to come into the mosque, have a look at the mosque and learn about Islam. We're not saying, 'convert to Islam', but there are plenty of myths, particularly after 9/11... Islam is a very peaceful religion, even though many people don't believe that. We want people to come in. We want people to live in harmony."

"The affect is that, in the past, when we would probably collect around eight to ten thousand pounds a week, now we're collecting two to three thousand pounds."

They're now having to put things on hold until they can raise more cash and the hope is that the holy month of Ramadan will persuade people to dig deep and get the building work back on track.