Museum of archaeology set within the remains of the 2000-year old Roman baths.
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The Jewry Wall is one of Leicester's most famous landmarks. It is a rare example of Roman walling which has survived for nearly 2000 years. Originally it was part of the Roman public baths.
The origin of the name is a mystery though it may have been named after Leicester's medieval Jewish community who were expelled from Leicester by the town charter of 1250. Another possibility is that the wall came to be associated with the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, all that survived of the great Jewish temple destroyed by the Romans.
The Jewry Wall is unique in that it is the highest remaining Roman structure in Britian.
The museum now holds archaelogical collections dating from the end of middle ages. Its exhibition The Making of Leicester tells the story of the city from the Iron age, to the year 2000!
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