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Leicester Cathedral

Leicester

Project Details

£10m to £49.99M

Alteration to existing property, Listed Building - Grade II*, Within a Conservation Area

Practice

van Heyningen and Haward Architects LLP

First Floor, 1a Harmood Street , Chalk Farm , LONDON , NW1 8DN , United Kingdom

The Leicester Cathedral Revealed project aims to complete the reordering masterplan that we started considering in 2008. The first phase of the internal works to the Grade II* listed cathedral was successfully completed in March 2015, and included works to the chancel and sanctuary to create a resting place for Richard III’s remains. The completion of the reordering will transform the building, enhancing the Cathedral’s mission, and allowing it to offer a warm welcome to everybody who visits. The project includes reordering of the main cathedral spaces, the complete renewal of building services, and provides the new ‘Heritage & Learning Centre’ (HLC). This extension to the cathedral will be spread over 4 floors – Basement -1 and -2, Ground and First – with facilities for orientation, education, and hospitality, and provides the toilets, back-of-house spaces and storage areas that the cathedral lacks.