Magazine Gateway is a Grade I listed building in the Leicester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 January 1950. A Mediaeval Gateway.
Magazine Gateway
- WRENN ID
- proud-iron-vale
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Leicester
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 January 1950
- Type
- Gateway
- Period
- Mediaeval
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 24/10/2016
SK 5804 SW, 2/112
THE NEWARKE (North Side), Magazine Gateway
(Formerly listed as: Magazine Gateway Regimental Museum)
(Previously listed as: Newarke Gateway)
5.1.50
I
Mediaeval gateway to the area added to the Castle in 1331 by the Third Earl of Leicester. The building is circa 1410. Stone. Rectangular on plan. Three storeys. Bertizans at angles and domed octagonal stair turret. Restored parapet. Moulded four-centred arches to pedestrian and carriageways to east, only one wider arch on west, with tierceron-vault. Rectangular windows with moulded labels, mostly Victorian restoration, deeply recessed one two or three-light stone mullion windows with cusped head lights. The Drill Hall extension of 1894 in facsimile on south has been demolished. It is now isolated by recent road scheme. Used as a museum until 1996. A.M.
Listing NGR: SK5844604120
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