Newarke Houses Museum
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The Newarke Houses Museum is a public museum in Leicester
, England
. It incorporates the museum of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment
. It occupies two buildings: Wyggeston's
Chantry House (built circa 1511), and Skeffington House (built in the seventeenth century).
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It incorporates the museum of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment
Royal Leicestershire Regiment
The Royal Leicestershire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, with a history going back to 1688. It saw service for three centuries, before being amalgamated into The Royal Anglian Regiment in 1964.-1688 - 1881:...
. It occupies two buildings: Wyggeston's
William Wyggeston
William Wyggeston was an English wool merchant based in Leicester. He was part of the Wyggeston family, which included at least one other William Wyggeston....
Chantry House (built circa 1511), and Skeffington House (built in the seventeenth century).