Jewry Wall

Sitting within the remains of a Roman bath house, the grade II listed Brutalist designed Jewry Wall Museum in Leicester was built by Trevor Dannatt in 1959 as an archeology museum for the city council at lower ground floor, with an adult learning college for the University of Leicester above.  When the University consolidated their services elsewhere the city council acquired the building.

An initial study into improving accessibility into the building grew into a project to deliver the conservation repair of the building fabric, upgrade mechanical and electrical systems, integrate the two previously separate parts of the building and expand the museum into the college spaces, and design small extensions to enable better entrance and circulation.

In a particularly complex site, the grade II listed museum sits within a scheduled ancient monument, adjacent to a grade I listed church and grade II listed houses, the impact of the proposals needed careful management and attention to detail.  Working with Levitate, Sarah oversaw the £11m project from inception to tender, including applications for planning, listed building and scheduled monuments consent, and the necessary liaison with the University of Leicester Archaeology Service, Historic England, Leicester planning and conservation officers, and management of the wider design team.

Images: 1 and 3 The Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, 2 Levitate