There are ten scheduled monuments in Leicester . These range from the Roman Jewry Wall and Raw Dykes to the medieval Leicester Castle and the early modern King William's Bridge. Several of the scheduled sites have a wide area protecting more than one feature. Seven of the fourteen Grade I listed buildings in Leicester are within the three most central scheduled areas.
In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a "nationally important" archaeological site or historic building that has been given protection against unauthorised change. [1] Scheduled monuments are defined in the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 and the National Heritage Act 1983. They are also referred to as scheduled ancient monuments. There are about 18,300 scheduled monument entries on the list, which is maintained by English Heritage; more than one site can be included in a single entry. While a scheduled monument can also be recognised as a listed building, English Heritage considers listed building status as a better way of protecting buildings than scheduled monument status. [1] If a monument is considered by English Heritage to "no longer merit scheduling" it can be descheduled. [2]
Name | Location | Comments | Date [note 1] | Grid reference | SM & HE numbers | References | Image |
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Aylestone Medieval Packhorse Bridge | Aylestone | Now 50m long, originally perhaps 200m. Also known as The 'Roman' bridge, Aylestone | 15th century? | SK567009 52°36′11″N1°09′48″W / 52.603°N 1.1634°W | SM00010 1003132 | [3] | |
Beaumont Leys Medieval Earthworks | Castle Hill, Astill Lodge Road | Includes remains of preceptory, mounds, fishpond and dam | Medieval | SK565092 52°40′39″N1°09′57″W / 52.6776°N 1.1658°W | SM17095 1009196 | [4] | |
Belgrave Bridge | Thurcaston Road, Belgrave | Six-arched bridge over the River Soar. Originally seven arches, but one was combined to give headroom for boats. Still used for traffic, but now limited to buses and bicycles only. A concrete footbridge on the south side, and a large sewage pipe on the north, mar its visual appearance. | 15th century? | SK59050736 52°39′39″N1°07′42″W / 52.6607°N 1.1284°W | SM00031 1299667 | [5] | |
Birds Nest Site | Battersbee Road | Lodge surrounded by a moat, now barely visible, and used as a recreation pitch. | 14th century | SK552059 52°38′53″N1°11′08″W / 52.648035°N 1.1855458°W | SM17027 1010664 | [6] | |
The Hollow | Evington | Moated medieval manorial complex with fishponds | Medieval | SK626027 52°37′06″N1°04′36″W / 52.61847°N 1.0767894°W | SM17026 1010686 | [7] | |
Jewry Wall and nearby remains | St Nicholas Circle | Roman remains, some of which are incorporated into St Nicholas' Church, Leicester | Roman, Anglo-Saxon | SK582044 52°38′03″N1°08′29″W / 52.634239°N 1.1414732°W | SM17154 1013312 | [8] | |
King William's Bridge | Sheepwash Lane, Anstey, Leicestershire | Two-arch packhorse bridge | 17th century? | SK556089 52°40′30″N1°10′45″W / 52.67496°N 1.1791293°W | SM00195 1003568 | [9] | |
Leicester Abbey | Abbey Park | Includes the Abbey Ruins, Abbot Penny's Wall, Cavendish House and Ornamental Gardens | From 12th century | SK583058 52°38′49″N1°08′23″W / 52.646812°N 1.139749°W | SM17131 1012149 | [10] | |
Leicester Castle and the Magazine Gateway | Castle Yard, Castle Park, The Newarke | Includes the Castle Mound, Turret Gateway, Great Hall, 'Dungeon'/John of Gaunt's cellar, and the Magazine Gateway | Medieval | SK582041 52°37′54″N1°08′29″W / 52.631542°N 1.141526°W | SM17127 1012147 | [11] | |
Raw Dykes | Aylestone Road | Purpose uncertain: possibly Roman Aqueduct [12] | Roman | SK583026 52°37′05″N1°08′25″W / 52.618049°N 1.1403129°W | SM30218 1017391 | [13] | |
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, 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.
The A563 is the designation for the ring road of Leicester, England. It forms a near-complete circuit except for a gap of around 2.2 miles (3.5 km) in the east of the city. An indirect route linking the gap involves the (A47) A6030, and A6. The A563 was formerly referred to as the Outer Ring.
Leicester Castle is in the city of the same name in the English county of Leicestershire. The complex is situated in the west of Leicester City Centre, between Saint Nicholas Circle to the north and De Montfort University to the south. A large motte, the Great Hall, the Church of St Mary de Castro, and the ruined Turret Gateway are the substantial remains of what was once a large set of defensive and residential structures. It was historically the seat of the Earls of Leicester, from 1107-1175 under the House of Beaumont, from 1239 to 1265 under the House of Montfort, and after 1267 with the House of Lancaster when the Earldoms of Leicester and Lancaster were combined. The Castle's Great Hall served for centuries as the home of Leicester County Assizes and is encased in a Queen Anne style frontage. The Castle is a scheduled monument.
Grim's Ditch, Grim's Dyke or Grim's Bank is a name shared by a number of prehistoric bank and ditch linear earthworks across England. They are of different dates and may have had different functions.
There are 37 scheduled monuments in Greater Manchester, a metropolitan county in North West England. In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a "nationally important" archaeological site or historic building that has been given protection against unauthorised change by being placed on a list by the Secretary of State for Digital Culture, Media and Sport; Historic England recommends sites for scheduling to the Secretary of State. Scheduled monuments are defined in the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 and the National Heritage Act 1983. There are nearly 20,000 entries on the schedule, which is maintained by Historic England as part of the National Heritage List for England; more than one site can be included in a single entry. While a scheduled monument can also be recognised as a listed building, Historic England's aim is to set the most appropriate form of protection in place for the building or site. Applications to deschedule a site are administered Historic England, who will carry out an assessment and make a recommendation to the Secretary of State.
There are fourteen Grade I listed buildings in Leicester. In the United Kingdom, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. Grade I structures are those considered to be "buildings of exceptional interest". Listing was begun by a provision in the Town and Country Planning Act 1947. Once listed, severe restrictions are imposed on the modifications allowed to a building's structure or its fittings. In England, the authority for listing under the Planning Act 1990 rests with Historic England, a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Local authorities have a responsibility to regulate and enforce the planning regulations.
Raw Dykes is a Roman earthwork and scheduled monument in Leicester. The monument consists of two parallel banks up to 20 metres apart, with an excavated channel running between them. A stretch 110 metres long survives, but originally the earthwork was at least 550 metres in length.
There are 27 scheduled monuments in Maidstone, Kent, England. In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is an archaeological site or historic building of "national importance" that has been given protection against unauthorised change by being placed on a list by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; Historic England takes the leading role in identifying such sites. Scheduled monuments are defined in the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 and the National Heritage Act 1983. They are also referred to as scheduled ancient monuments. There are about 20,000 scheduled monument entries on the list and more than one site can be included in a single entry. While a scheduled monument can also be recognised as a listed building, Historic England considers listed building status as a better way of protecting buildings than scheduled monument status. If a monument is considered by Historic England to "no longer merit scheduling" it can be removed from the schedule.
There are thirteen scheduled monuments in Birmingham, England.
This is a list of scheduled monuments in the English county of Lancashire.