Leicester Guildhall

Leicester Guildhall
Leicester Guildhall
Location	Leicester, Leicestershire
Coordinates	52°38′4.9″N 1°8′15.7″W / 52.634694°N 1.137694°W
Built	1390
Architectural style(s)	Medieval style
Governing body	Leicester City Council
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated	5 January 1950
Reference no.	1361405
	Location of Leicester Guildhall in Leicester

340m
371yds

Newarke Houses

Market

Guildhall

Map of central Leicester showing the Guildhall's place (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 religious houses dissolved during the Reformation in black; secular sites in blue; and the one surviving Roman ruin in purple.

The Guildhall in Leicester, England, is a timber framed building, with the earliest part dating from c. 1390. The Guildhall once acted as the town hall for the city until the current one was commissioned in 1876. It is located in the old walled city, on a street now known as Guildhall Lane. It was used first as the meeting place for the Guild of Corpus Christi and then later for the more formal Corporation of Leicester. The hall was used for many purposes, including council meetings, feasts, as a courtroom, and for theatrical performances; the ultimatum given to the city during English Civil War was discussed here. It is a Grade I listed building, and the surrounding area, also including the Cathedral of St Martin's, is a conservation area, one of three in Leicester.