Midlands food riots, 1795

Greyfriars, Leicester is a Franciscan friary founded in the thirteenth century within the medieval town of Leicester. The site occupies an area in the town centre and preserves archaeological remains of the friary church and associated monastic buildings, which would have served the Franciscan co…

Jewry Wall is a scheduled ancient monument in Leicester comprising substantial remains of a Roman bath house and palaestra, together with the foundations and lower courses of an Anglo-Saxon church built subsequently on the site. The Roman structures date to the second century AD and represent par…

Leicester Castle is a Norman castle founded in the late eleventh century following the Norman Conquest, situated within the medieval town of Leicester. The Magazine Gateway is a substantial stone gatehouse forming part of the castle's defensive architecture, demonstrating the military engineering…

The 'Roman' bridge, Belgrave is a stone bridge crossing the River Soar in Leicestershire. Despite its name, the bridge dates from the medieval period rather than the Roman era, and comprises a multi-arch stone structure of considerable age. The bridge represents an important piece of local infras…

The 'Roman' bridge, Aylestone is a stone bridge crossing the River Soar in Leicestershire. Despite its traditional nomenclature suggesting Roman origins, the bridge is now understood to date from the medieval period, likely constructed during the 13th or 14th century. The structure comprises a si…

The Preceptory, boundary, two mounds, fishpond and dam at Beaumont Leys is a medieval monastic complex located in Leicestershire. The site comprises the remains of a preceptory, a house belonging to a military religious order, together with associated earthworks including boundary features, two m…