Museum

The Guildhall Museum

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Tracy
July 30, 2019
Check out this amazing old building with prison cells .
Danielle
July 28, 2020
Leicester is privileged to have one of the best-preserved timber framed halls in the country dating back 600 years. The History of the Guildhall The Guildhall is a historic building and the oldest building still in use in the city. It was Leicester’s first police station and between 1876 and the 1900’s and saw many unsavoury characters pass through its doors. The Great Hall itself was built in about 1390 as a meeting place for the Guild of Corpus Christi (a small but powerful group of businessmen and gentry) and it’s also believed that Shakespeare performed here during Tudor times. Over the years it has had many uses, including housing one of the oldest public libraries and serving as the Town Hall. After restoration, the Guildhall was opened to the public as a museum in 1926. The Guildhall Ghosts
Leicester is privileged to have one of the best-preserved timber framed halls in the country dating back 600 years. The History of the Guildhall The Guildhall is a historic building and the oldest building still in use in the city. It was Leicester’s first police station and between 1876 and the 1…
John
April 3, 2015
Next to the new Jubilee Square and a chance to visit Leicester's oldest building. 15th century.

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Location
Guildhall Lane
Leicester, England