Places of Worship 1

“St Nicholas is a particularly fine example of a multi-phase church.”

St Nicholas Church is a striking church positioned next to Jewry Wall. The church building features impressive architecture from the original Saxon church which date from 900 AD. The most obvious Saxon features of the church are the two small windows in the north wall of the nave.

An architect visiting the church said  "St Nicholas is a particularly fine example of a multi-phase church…clearly there is Saxon and Norman fabric in the building in addition to the mediaeval and later work.”

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“In 1634, King Charles II attended a service at St Martin's. ”

Around 900 years ago the Normans began to build the original church.

It was rebuilt and enlarged between the 13th and 15th centuries and became the 'Civic Church' with strong links with the merchants and guilds.

In 1927 St. Martin’s was granted cathedral status.

Key dates

• 1086 was the first recorded mention of St. Martin's when the new church building replaced the Saxon church

• In 1634, King Charles II attended a service at St Martin's while on a visit to Leicester

• 1946 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit the Cathedral

• The building was heavily restored during the Victorian era, the tower and roof were rebuilt and there was also a new spire added to the building.

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"King Henry VI was knighted within the church walls in 1426. "

This is an awe inspiring building founded in c1107, with 12^th– 19^th century    architecture and interiors such as the Norman-style windows, a c13^th century tower and extraordinary oak ceiling and woodcarvings.

King Henry VI was knighted within the church walls in 1426 and Geoffrey Chaucer the author of ‘The Canterbury Tales’ is rumoured to have been married there in 1336.

The Jain Centre was previously a congregational chapel built in 1865. In the 1980s the chapel was transformed to the Jain Temple.

The main temple has 44 pillars, hand-carved in yellow limestone and marble, depicting aspects for the Jain doctrine. The temple also has a beautiful temple dome, a ceiling with traditional Jain carvings, white marble floor and mirror finished walls. The temple is a magnificent piece of Jain architecture. It took 254,000 man-hours to carve and assemble the temple.

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 “Mary Linwood the world-famous embroiderer regularly attended service at the church. ”

St Margaret’s is a grade I listed building opposite St Margaret's Bus Station on Leicester's inner ring road. It is mainly a 15^th century building with parts of the church dating back to c1200 with many good.The church was the Bishop's church in Leicester from before the Norman Conquest until the early twentieth century The Bishop who served the people of the East Midlands was based in Leicester from 680 to 869. Mary Linwood (1756-1845), the world-famous embroiderer regularly attended serivce at the church.

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