Aylestone BridgeBeaumont Leys EarthworksBelgrave BridgeBirds Nest SiteThe HollowJewry WallKing William's BridgeLeicester AbbeyCastle and MagazineRaw Dykesclass=notpageimage| Scheduled Monuments in Leicester
There are ten scheduled monuments in Leicester. These range from the Roman Jewry Wall and Raw Dykes to the medieval Leicester Castle and the early modern King William's Bridge. Several of the scheduled sites have a wide area protecting more than one feature. Seven of the fourteen Grade I listed buildings in Leicester are within the three most central scheduled areas.
In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a "nationally important" archaeological site or historic building that has been given protection against unauthorised change. Scheduled monuments are defined in the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 and the National Heritage Act 1983. They are also referred to as scheduled ancient monuments. There are about 18,300 scheduled monument entries on the list, which is maintained by English Heritage; more than one site can be included in a single entry. While a scheduled monument can also be recognised as a listed building, English Heritage considers listed building status as a better way of protecting buildings than scheduled monument status. If a monument is considered by English Heritage to "no longer merit scheduling" it can be descheduled.
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List of monuments
See also
References
- All dates are derived from the Leicester City Council website. Many of the monuments incorporate features from a variety of periods.
- ^ The Schedule of Monuments, Pastscape.org.uk, retrieved 4 February 2009
- Archaeological activities undertaken by English Heritage, English Heritage, archived from the original on 26 November 2006, retrieved 15 February 2009
- Aylestone Packhorse Bridge: Description of the Monument
- Beaumont Leys Medieval Earthworks (Castle Hill): Description of the Monument
- Thurcaston Road, Belgrave Bridge: Description of the Monument
- Battersbee Road: Birds Nest Site
- The Hollow, Evington: Description of the Monument
- Jewry Wall: Description of the Monuments
- King Williams Bridge, Sheepwash Lane: Description of the Monument
- Leicester Abbey: Description of the Monument
- Leicester Castle and Magazine Gateway
- The Enigma that is Raw Dykes Scheduled Monument
- Raw Dykes Monument (Roman Aqueduct)