The Glassworks

The Glassworks is a dormitory in , which is located on Newarke Street. The Glassworks is situated nearby to , as well as near the Jain temple .
  • Type: Dormitory
  • Also known as: “Allen House”
  • Address: 60 Newarke Street, Leicester, LE1 5AN

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Magazine Gateway and Newarke Houses Museum.

Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a Grade I listed building in . 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.

Museum
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The is a public museum in , . It incorporates the museum of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment, and has a range of exhibits illustrating post-medieval and contemporary Leicester. is situated 440 feet west of The Glassworks.

Church
Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral Church of Saint Martin, Leicester, also known as , is a Church of England cathedral in Leicester, England, and the seat of the Bishop of Leicester. is situated 1,100 feet north of The Glassworks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bede Island and Newfoundpool.

Suburb
is an area of , close to the city centre, with the to the west and to the east. For many years 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.

Suburb
is an area of lying south of the former Leicester and Swannington Railway. The land was purchased by market gardener Isaac Harrison in around 1830.

Suburb
was an electoral ward and administrative division of the city of , , consisting of the residential suburb of St Marks.

The Glassworks

Latitude
52.63161° or 52° 37′ 54″ north
Longitude
-1.13714° or 1° 8′ 14″ west
Open location code
9C4WJVJ7+J4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 166474731
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­dormitory
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