The Yard
The Yard is an university building in Leicester, England. The Yard is situated nearby to Magazine Gateway, as well as near Museum of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Magazine Gateway and Newarke Houses Museum.
Magazine Gateway
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The Magazine Gateway is a Grade I listed building in Leicester. Now a solitary landmark alongside Leicester ringroad, it was originally the main gateway of a walled enclosure built around 1400, giving access to the religious precinct of The Newarke.
Newarke Houses Museum
Museum
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The Newarke Houses Museum is a public museum in Leicester, England. It incorporates the museum of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment, and has a range of exhibits illustrating post-medieval and contemporary Leicester.
Leicester Cathedral
Church
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The Cathedral Church of Saint Martin, Leicester, also known as Leicester Cathedral, is a Church of England cathedral in Leicester, England, and the seat of the Bishop of Leicester. Leicester Cathedral is situated 1,300 feet north of The Yard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bede Island and Newfoundpool.
Bede Island
Suburb
Bede Island is an area of Leicester, England close to the city centre, with the River Soar to the west and Grand Union Canal to the east. For many years Bede Island South was a run down area of brownfield land home to Vic Berry's locomotive scrapyard but in the 1990s urban regeneration sought to improve housing, employment opportunities and the environment in the area.
Newfoundpool
Suburb
Newfoundpool is an area of Leicester lying south of the former Leicester and Swannington Railway. The land was purchased by market gardener Isaac Harrison in around 1830.
Latimer
Suburb
Latimer was an electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicester, England, consisting of the residential suburb of St Marks.
The Yard
- Type: University building
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Leicester, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.6312° or 52° 37′ 52″ northLongitude
-1.13804° or 1° 8′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C4WJVJ6+FQOpenStreetMap ID
way 1343436903OpenStreetMap feature
building=university
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