The Special Collections team are often called on to assist with Heritage Sundays. A joint event run by Visit Leicester and DMU’s Heritage Centre, Heritage Sundays allow members of the public to access the medieval history of the campus site. The May event was the first Heritage Sunday where Leicester Castle was open to the public since its restoration by DMU. Everything looked beautiful sparkling in the sunshine and we welcomed many visitors of all ages to our heritage sites.
- Trinity Hospital Chapel
- Stained Glass in Trinity Hospital Chapel
- Trinity Herb Garden
- Trinity Herb Garden
- Trinity Herb Garden
- Trinity Herb Garden
- Deacon’s Workshop and Turret Gateway
- Norman window in the Castle Great Hall
- Details of the old Great Hall have been restored
- Cell below the court room
- Toilet facility in the cells
- Locker in the Police Room
- Part of one of the beams that used to support the Great Hall
- Stonework around a window
- Detail of safe door
- Inside the Safe – where the court records were kept
- Inside the Safe – where the court records were kept
- Inside the Safe – where the court records were kept
- Detail of records box
- St Mary de Castro stands opposite the Castle
- Turret Gateway
- Detail of plants growing on the Turret Gateway
Please join us at a Heritage Sunday this year – they are held on the last Sunday of the month between March and November.
Katharine