Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick
Religion
AffiliationSikhism
LeadershipSri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Year consecrated1961
Location
Location130 High Street, Smethwick, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Architecture
StyleSikh architecture
Website
gngsmethwick.com

Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick (ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ਸਮੈਦਿਕ) is a Sikh gurdwara in Smethwick, in Sandwell, near Birmingham in the West Midlands of England. It was established in October 1958 in a former church building which had been bought earlier in the year at a cost of £11,600.[1]:73[2]

A typical Sunday at Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick
The Langar hall or Guru Ka Langar at Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick
Officials of GNG Smethwick at a recent awards ceremony at the Gurdwara

References

  1. Gurharpal Singh, Darshan Singh Tatla (2006). Sikhs in Britain: The Making of a Community. London, New York: Zed Books, 2006. ISBN 9781842777176.
  2. BBC. "An interview with Daljit Singh Shergill". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2022.

Further reading

  • Webster, Len. The Turban-Wallah: a tale of Little India. Oxford: OUP, 1984. ISBN 0-19-271505-4
  • "People to People Week - the Sikhs," Warley News, 11 November 1965

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