Jewry Wall Museum

Jewry Wall Museum
St Nicholas Circle
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE1 4LB
England

Website

Leicester Museums & Galleries website

www.leicester.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries

E-mail

Senior Curator History

Laura.hadland@leicester.gov.uk

Telephone

General enquiries

0116 225 4971

Senior Curator

0116 225 2455

Fax

0116 225 4966

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

The Jewry Wall is one of Leicester's most famous landmarks. It is a rare example of Roman walling which has survived for nearly 2000 years.

Originally it was part of the Roman public baths. It separated the exercise hall, which stood on the site of St. Nicholas church, from the rest of the baths. The ruins between the Jewry Wall and the museum were excavated in the 1930s and preserved by the enlightened

The baths were more like Turkish Baths than the swimming pools of today. Bathers progressed through cold, warm and hot rooms and could visit a sweat room. The baths enabled the citizens of Rome to keep clean and gossip with their friends. An exercise hall allowed the young and energetic to keep fit.

Venue Type:

Museum, Archaeological site

Opening hours

Open daily: 11.00am - 4.30pm (February - October)

Closed: November - January apart from special events

Admission charges

Admission free

General services and facilities

Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Pre-booking service for groups
Shop

Children and families

Activities for pre-school children
Events and resources for children and families

Disability access

Touch exhibits
Toilets for disabled
Wheelchair access to all public areas
Wheelchairs available for loan

Schools services and facilities

Direct teaching services for schools
Member of staff available with responsibility for education
Primary school education service available
Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
Secondary school education service available
Education facilities available
Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups

Research and adult learning

Academic publications and resources available
Adult lectures and courses held
Research facilities for academics
Study facilities

Commercial and hire services

Facilities for private functions and events
Meeting room available

Additional info

There is a car park adjacent to the museum, within St. Nicholas Circle. Wheelchair access is available from Holy Bones, through Vaughan College private car park. Please telephone in advance so that we can make sure the access through the car park is clear. The museum displays and toilet are entirely wheelchair accessible.

Jewry Wall Museum
St Nicholas Circle
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE1 4LB
England

Website

Leicester Museums & Galleries website

www.leicester.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries

E-mail

Senior Curator History

Laura.hadland@leicester.gov.uk

Telephone

General enquiries

0116 225 4971

Senior Curator

0116 225 2455

Fax

0116 225 4966

The adjacent museum tells the story of Leicester from prehistory through to the end of the medieval period. The museum holds Leicestershire's archaeological collections ranging in date from 300,000 years ago to the end of the Middle Ages. The Roman collections are particularly exciting and include what experts describe as the finest Roman mosaic in this country and three very rare examples of magnificent Roman wall painting.

'The Making of Leicester', a multi-media exhibition, tells the story of the City from the Iron Age to the year 2000. The exhibition focuses on the people who created Leicester's colourful history in a series of exciting formats. The centrepiece of the exhibition is the specially commissioned portraits of Leicester at different historical periods and the scientific re-creation of the faces of historic Leicester citizens from their skulls.

Collection details

Archaeology, Costume and Textiles, Religion, Science and Technology, Trade and Commerce, Weapons and War

Key artists and exhibits

Glen Parva Lady
Blackfriars Pavement
Peacock Mosaic
Blue Boar Lane Wall Plaster
Norfolk Street Villa Wall Plaster
Romans

Collections services

General guide to collections available
Object identification and/or written enquiry service
Specialist publications on collections available

Jewry Wall Museum
St Nicholas Circle
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE1 4LB
England

Website

Leicester Museums & Galleries website

www.leicester.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries

E-mail

Senior Curator History

Laura.hadland@leicester.gov.uk

Telephone

General enquiries

0116 225 4971

Senior Curator

0116 225 2455

Fax

0116 225 4966

Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.

Medieval Leicester Night at the Museum. Jewry Wall Museum

15 May 2010

As part of the International Museums at Night event, spend an evening entertained by medieval craft activities, displays and talks led by our re-enactor. Plus, take the opportunity to explore the museum against the backdrop of the illuminated Roman remains. Blue Badge guided walks around Medieval Leicester from 6.00pm - 7.15pm and 7.30pm - 8.45pm. To pre-book guided walks, call 0116 225 4971.