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The Magazine Gateway (aka The Magazine and also called Newarke Gateway) is a Grade I listed building in Leicester. Now a solitary landmark alongside Leicester ringroad, it was originally the main gateway of a walled enclosure built around 1400, giving access to the religious precinct of The Newarke. The vaulted archway was open to traffic until ...
It incorporates the museum of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment, and has a range of exhibits illustrating post-medieval and contemporary Leicester. [1] The museum is close to the 15th century Magazine Gateway and within the precincts of the medieval 'Newarke', the 'New Work' of Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster.
The Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady of the Newarke in Leicester, was a collegiate church founded by Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster, in 1353. [1] The name "Newarke" is a translation of the Latin "novum opus" i.e. "new work" and was used to distinguish the church from the older collegiate church of Leicester Castle, the Church of St Mary de Castro. [2]
Leicester Cathedral [2] and the Guildhall occupy this old area of town. Leicester Castle lay on the south-western corner of the walls, and the Newarke was a separate walled area nearby. [citation needed] The Newarke Gateway (now known as the Magazine) is the only medieval gateway remaining.
1km 0.6miles War Memorial 14 Magazine Gateway 13 St Nicholas' 12 Jewry Wall 11 St Margaret's 10 City Rooms 9 Guildhall 8 All Saints 7 St Mary de Castro 6 Turret Gateway 5 Castle 4 Cavendish House 3 Abbot Penny's Wall 2 Abbey Ruins 1 Grade I listed buildings in Leicester Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX ...
English: More accurately called The Newarke Gateway, this was the grand entrance to the Newarke ("new work"), the religious and charitable institution founded by Henry, 3rd Earl of Leicester and Lancaster to the south of Leicester Castle and enlarged by his son, Henry of Grosmont, First Duke of Lancaster. (Part of De Montfort University, which ...
Displays a map with 10 key historic sites in the vicinity of Leicester Castle and the Newarke. It uses {{OSM Location map}} which in turn calls a template which pulls in the Open Street Map base map and overlays it with the various marks and labels.
Leicester Abbey: Abbey Park: Includes the Abbey Ruins, Abbot Penny's Wall, Cavendish House and Ornamental Gardens From 12th century SK583058: SM17131 1012149 [10] Leicester Castle and the Magazine Gateway: Castle Yard, Castle Park, The Newarke