Jewry Wall
The wall with St Nicholas' Church in the background | |
| Location | Leicester, England |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 52°38′5.71″N 1°8′29.13″W / 52.6349194°N 1.1414250°W |
| Type | Roman |
| History | |
| Periods | Iron Age and Roman Empire |
| Site notes | |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Jewry Wall, St Nicholas Circle |
| Designated | 5 January 1950 |
| Reference no. | 1074773 |
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Jewry Wall
Map of central Leicester showing the location of the Jewry Wall (marked in green) among the key sites of Leicester Old Town. The Roman and medieval walls are marked by the dotted line. The churches are marked in red, the dissolved religious houses in black, and secular sites in blue.
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.