Magazine Gateway
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.Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Grade I listed gatehouse in Leicester, United Kingdom
- Address: Southgates, Leicester
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Newarke Houses Museum and Leicester Cathedral.
Newarke Houses Museum
Museum
Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 1,100 feet north of Magazine Gateway.
Church of St Mary de Castro, Leicester
Church
Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Mary de Castro is a medieval Grade I listed church in Leicester, England, located within the bailey of Leicester Castle. It is a Church of England parish church in the Diocese of Leicester. Church of St Mary de Castro, Leicester is situated 560 feet west of Magazine Gateway.
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.
Magazine Gateway
- Categories: gatehouse, building, tourism, historic site, and monument
- Location: Leicester, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.63174° or 52° 37′ 54″ northLongitude
-1.13791° or 1° 8′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C4WJVJ6+MROpenStreetMap ID
way 52161324OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q6729752
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In Other Languages
“Magazine Gateway” goes by many names.
- Polish: “Magazine Gateway”
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