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One of the best preserved timber–framed halls in the country, built around 1390. It was the town hall until 1876 plus carousing place, performance venue and jail. The Medieval Leicester Galleries display items from the city in the Middle Ages.
The Guildhall in Leicester, England, is a timber framed building, with the earliest part dating from c. 1390. The Guildhall acted as the town hall for the city until the current one was commissioned in 1876. It is located in the old walled city, on a street now known as Guildhall Lane. It was used first as the meeting place for Leicester's Guild of Corpus Christi and then later for the more formal Corporation of Leicester. The hall was used for many purposes, including council meetings, feasts, as a courtroom, and for theatrical performances; the ultimatum given to the city during English Civil War was discussed here. It is a Grade I listed building, and the surrounding area, also including the Cathedral of St Martin's, is a conservation area, one of three in Leicester.
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"The Foxes" were relegated in 2025 and again in 2026 so they now play soccer in League One, the third tier. Their King Power Stadium (capacity 32,000) is a mile south of city centre. The women's team were likewise relegated and play in WSL2, their second tier - usually at King Power, but if there's a fixture clash they play in Pirelli Stadium in Burton upon Trent.
They play baseball in the amateur WMBL. The playing season is April-August.
Ruin of a mansion completed in 1520, believed to be the birthplace of Lady Jane Grey (1537-54). She was queen for nine days until overthrown by Mary Tudor and beheaded, aged 17; Mary then set about anybody else who was under the misapprehension that England had become Protestant. The house was abandoned in the 18th century.
Museum on Ambion Hill, long thought to be the site of the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. There's a re-enactment close to the anniversary on 22 Aug. The site is now believed to lie a couple of miles further south, beneath modern farmland.