Holy wells · West Midlands
Jewry Wall
Jewry Wall — Grade I listed structure in Leicester, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Nearest railway station
- Leicester · 1.2 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Jewry Wall is a holy well in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Owned by English Heritage. Managed by English Heritage. Part of Jewry Wall: remains of a Roman bath house, palaestra and Anglo-Saxon church. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed structure in Leicester, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.6350°, -1.1411°.
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From English Heritage
A length of Roman bath-house wall over 9 metres (30 feet) high, near a museum displaying the archaeology of Leicester and its region.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Jewry Wall is a substantial ruined wall of 2nd-century Roman masonry, with two large archways, in Leicester, England. It stands alongside St Nicholas' Circle and St Nicholas' Church. It formed the west wall of a public building in Ratae Corieltauvorum (Roman Leicester), alongside public baths, the foundations of which were excavated in the 1930s and are also open to view. The wall gives its name to the adjacent Jewry Wall Museum.
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Background
Description
The wall is an impressive example of standing Roman masonry. It dates to approximately 125–130 AD. It measures long, high and thick. It is among the largest pieces of surviving civil Roman architecture in Britain, and is comparable to the "Old Work" at Wroxeter. The structure comprises alternate bands of Roman brick and coursed masonry, of local granite, limestone and sandstone. In the centre of the wall are two large arched openings about wide and high, and there are further arched alcoves on the eastern side. The wall lies immediately to the west of St Nicholas' Church, which includes in its late Saxon and early medieval fabric much reused Roman brick and masonry. The remains of the Roman…
Visiting
The Jewry Wall features as the "Old Bathhouse" in the 2020 video game Assassin's Creed Valhalla. It is in the town of ', the form of the name of Leicester that appears in the Domesday Book of 1086.
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- Coordinates
- 52.6350, -1.1411
- District
- Leicester
- Parish
- Leicester, unparished area
- Postcode
- LE1 4LB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Leicester West
- Phone
- 01162 254971 (Jewry Wall Museum)
- Nearest railway station
- Leicester — 1.2 km
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q6190177 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Jewry Wall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Jewry Wall (closeup).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Jewry Wall?
- Jewry Wall is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LE1 4LB), in the parish of Leicester, unparished area.
- Who runs Jewry Wall?
- Jewry Wall is operated by English Heritage.
- Is Jewry Wall a listed building?
- Jewry Wall is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Jewry Wall free to visit?
- Yes, Jewry Wall is free to enter.
- How do I get to Jewry Wall?
- The nearest railway station is Leicester, about 1.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LE1 4LB.