THE HIGH CROSS JUBILEE SQUARE, LEICESTER, ENGLAND - JANUARY - 2015: General views of the medieval High Cross monument
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Phil Hutchinson / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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3600 x 2700 px | 30.5 x 22.9 cm | 12 x 9 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
21 January 2015Location:
Jubilee Square, Highcross, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, EuropeMore information:
THE HIGH CROSS standing in JUBILEE SQUARE, LEICESTER, ENGLAND - JANUARY - 2015: General views of the medieval High Cross monument and Jubilee Square on 22 January 2015. The glass fronted atrium is the entrance to BBC Radio Leicester. In the distance can be seen Leicester Cathedral. The final stages of work to create Leicester’s new Jubilee Square has been marked by the planting of ten large trees including five freeman maples, each standing around 7m high and weighing about four tonnes, three Indian bean trees, each around 6m high, and two snowy mespilus. Jubilee Square is a new open area with large lawns with hard landscaping in St Nicholas Circle, at the west end of the city's busy retail centre. Jubilee Square at Christmas It incorporates hard-standing areas large enough to accommodate a Ferris wheel or ice-rink at Christmas, and is used as a venue for outdoor events and festivals. There is seating and architectural lighting which show off features of the buildings fronting the new square, including Wygston’s House, the oldest complete timber-framed building in the city. The High Cross sits on the square, close to its original position, where it would have been at the very centre of the medieval town. The space links the modern city centre with the old town. Historical gems such as Leicester Cathedral, Jewry Wall, Wygston’s House, the Guildhall, the Castle and St Nicholas Church are all close by. The cost of Jubilee Square is around £4 million and has been part financed by the European Regional Development Fund Programme 2007 - 2013.