Leicester buildings - Cathedral areaClick on a photo for a large version. |
This covers the centre of Leicester
Peacock Lane, Leicester, LE1 5PZ - Website - Leicester Cathedral was closed when we went to Leicester.
Guildhall Lane, Leicester, LE1 5FQ – you can visit this - see my museums website.
12 Applegate, Leicester LE1 5LD - Website - This is rather strange. The front was built in 1796, and is an attractive Georgian house. Round the back is the original Tudor Hall, 15th century. It is now a pub, with its clientele spilling onto Jubilee square in good weather. Inside, there is a Tudor part, plus a room in the Georgian part, which has some lovely lamps!
Jubilee Square, Leicester. The column is all that remains of High Cross. We know that there was a stone cross at the meeting of the roads as early as the 13th century. Leicester High Cross was originally one of eight columns supporting a domed building at the junction of High Street and Highcross Street, in the medieval heart of the city. The building, also known as High Cross, was constructed in 1577 to provide shelter for market traders but by 1773 the structure was in poor condition and was demolished. One column from the building was saved and re-erected in isolation, initially in the location of the demolished building. It was moved in 1836 to stand at The Crescent on King Street. It was subsequently moved again, in the C20, to a residential garden, before moving to the rear of Newarke Houses Museum. In the late-C20 the column was relocated to Market Place and stood there until 2014 when it was moved to its current position in Jubilee Square, close to the location of the original High Cross covered market building.
Near the High Cross is St Nicholas and the Jewry Wall. See Museums in centre for more information.
This was built in Town house built in 1750.
This is between St Martins and Cank Street, at the entrance to St Martin's Square.
© Jo Edkins 2023