Museums · East Midlands
Jewry Wall Museum
In or near Leicester.
Jewry Wall Museum — museum in Leicester, England, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Leicester · 1.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Jewry Wall Museum, the nearest railway station is Leicester, located 1.3 km away. Admission is paid, and the museum is wheelchair accessible. The postcode for sat-nav is LE1 4LB.
About
Jewry Wall Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to AD 200. Part of Leicester Museums and Galleries. Address: LE1 4LB. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in Leicester, England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.6349°, -1.1418°.
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Summary from the official site
Jewry Wall Museum offers an immersive experience of Roman Leicester, showcasing a multi-media exhibition at the ruins of a Roman bathhouse. Visitors can explore artifacts such as mosaics and jewelry, and engage in activities that reflect everyday life during Roman times.
Read more on the official property page.
From the Wikipedia article
The Jewry Wall Museum is a museum in Leicester in the East Midlands of England. It was built in the 1960s, facing the Jewry Wall ruins in a building formerly shared with Vaughan College. It houses artefacts from Iron Age, Roman, and medieval Leicester, notably the Cyparissus Pavement, the Blackfriars Pavement, the Norfolk Street Wall Paintings, and the Thurmaston Milestone. With the ending of Vaughan College's use of the building in 2013, the whole site was acquired by the city council, and expansion and improvement plans were put in place. The museum re-opened in July 2025.
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Background
Description
The building, completed in , is Grade II listed and until 2013 the museum was located below Vaughan College, part of Leicester University's Institute for Lifelong-Learning. Construction began in 1960 and finished two years later; the building was designed by Trevor Dannatt.
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- Coordinates
- 52.6349, -1.1418
- District
- Leicester
- Parish
- Leicester, unparished area
- Postcode
- LE1 4LB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Leicester West
- Established
- 1966
- Nearest railway station
- Leicester — 1.3 km
- Official site
- www.leicestermuseums.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q6190175 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Jewry Wall Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Jewry Wall ruins panorama 3.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Jewry Wall Museum?
- Jewry Wall Museum is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LE1 4LB), in the parish of Leicester, unparished area.
- What is Jewry Wall Museum?
- Jewry Wall Museum — museum in Leicester, England, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Jewry Wall Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Leicester, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode LE1 4LB.
- When was Jewry Wall Museum built?
- Built or established in 1966.
- How do I get to Jewry Wall Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Leicester, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LE1 4LB.