Memorials & monuments · West Midlands
Magazine Gateway
Magazine Gateway is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Leicester · 1.0 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Magazine Gateway is a public memorial or monument in the United Kingdom. Address: Southgates, Leicester. Wheelchair accessible (per OpenStreetMap). Coordinates: 52.6317°, -1.1379°.
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From the Wikipedia article
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 1905. The gatehouse rooms were variously used as a porter's lodge, guest accommodation, prison, militia building, and regimental museum. It is now a building managed by the Leicester Museum Service, and is generally only open to the public by arrangement.
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Background
Architecture
Leicester's South Gates were the entrance into the walled Roman and medieval town of Leicester. In medieval times an area just south of these, outside the walled town, was set aside as a religious precinct known as the Newarke (or New Work) and enclosed with a substantial wall and gatehouse. The only other gate into The Newarke gave access from Leicester Castle. The area of the Newarke is now substantially occupied by De Montfort University (DMU), and the Magazine Gateway stands at the eastern end of a pedestrianised area between the DMU Business and Law building and the Newarke Houses Museum. While the 'South Gates' now only exist as a street name, the Magazine Gateway stands as a…
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- Coordinates
- 52.6317, -1.1379
- District
- Leicester
- Parish
- Leicester, unparished area
- Postcode
- LE1 5XZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Leicester South
- Nearest railway station
- Leicester — 1 km
- Official site
- royalleicestershireregiment.org.uk
Sources
- osm: w52161324 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Magazine Gateway (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Leicester Magazine Gateway west.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Magazine Gateway?
- Magazine Gateway is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LE1 5XZ), in the parish of Leicester, unparished area.
- Is Magazine Gateway free to visit?
- Yes, Magazine Gateway is free to enter.
- How do I get to Magazine Gateway?
- The nearest railway station is Leicester, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LE1 5XZ.