Newarke Houses Museum
The two historic buildings: Wyggeston's Chantry House (left) and Skeffington House (right) | |
| Established | 1953 |
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| Location | Leicester |
| Coordinates | 52°37′53″N 1°08′22″W / 52.631518°N 1.139428°W |
| Type | Military Museum |
| Website | Newark Houses Museum |
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Newarke Houses
Map of central Leicester showing the location of the Newarke Houses Museum (marked in green) among the key sites of Leicester Old Town. The Roman and medieval walls are marked by the dotted line. The churches are marked in red, the monasteries in black, secular buildings in blue, and the one surviving Roman ruin in purple.
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. The museum is close to the 15th century Magazine Gateway and within the precincts of the medieval 'Newarke', the 'New Work' of Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster. The museum stands in the middle of the De Montfort University campus.