Leicester, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
Newarke Gateway
Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 12, 2018
1. Newarke Gateway Marker
Newarke Gateway
After his defeat at the Battle of Bosworth, King Richard III’s corpse was brought back to Leicester and put on public display in the Newarke religious precinct as indisputable proof that the former monarch was dead. After three days his body was removed by the Grey Friars and buried in their own church. It is likely that Richard’s body would have passed through this gateway on his final journey to Greyfriars.
At the time of King Richard III, the Newarke area was a religious precinct enclosed by a substantial stone wall. This gateway, built around 1410, would have been its monumental entrance known then as the Newarke Gateway. It was built to impress visitors and house the porter’s lodge.
What would the Newarke area have looked like in the time of Richard III?
As a visitor to Leicester Castle, Richard III would have been familiar with the Newarke religious precinct adjoining it. The Newarke was a religious college containing a chantry house, priest’s houses, the Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, an almshouse and hospital. Newarke is a corruption of “New Work”, describing the construction activity as the precinct was built.
What survives of the Newarke
this page online
Today, the Newarke Gateway has been renamed the Magazine Gateway in reference to its use during the English Civil War as a gunpowder and weapons store. The other gateway into the precinct, the Turret Gateway, also remains, as does a small section of the original boundary wall in the gardens of Newarke Houses Museum. All that remains of the medieval hospital is its stone chapel, now part of De Montfort University’s Trinity Building.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Forts and Castles.
Location. 52° 37.902′ N, 1° 8.28′ W. Marker is in Leicester, England. Marker is on Oxford Street close to Vaughan Way, on the left when traveling north. Located at The Magazine Gateway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6 Vaughan Way, Leicester, England LE1 5XZ, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Magazine (a few steps from this marker); Visit of the Queen (a few steps from this marker); The South Gate (within shouting distance of this marker); Chantry House and Skeffington House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Whipping Toms (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Collegiate Church (about 90 meters
Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 12, 2018
2. Newarke Gateway Marker
Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 12, 2018
3. Newarke Gateway Marker on The Magazine Gateway
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 149 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 17, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
