Leicester Cathedral

Leicester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Martin, is the Anglican cathedral in the city of Leicester, England. The building contains significant medieval fabric and serves as the city’s diocesan cathedral.

The cathedral displays Gothic architecture across its nave and choir and functions for regular worship, civic services and visitor tours. A principal point of interest is the modern tomb and memorial to King Richard III, attracting many visitors.

Originally a medieval parish church, the building became a cathedral in the 20th century and has undergone restorations and alterations across centuries. The discovery of a skeleton in 2012 beneath a nearby car park, later confirmed as Richard III and reburied in the cathedral in 2015, is a major recent event in its history.

The cathedral is located in Leicester city centre, close to the market quarter and public transport links, in the English county of Leicestershire.

• Richard III discovery and reburial: Remains of King Richard III were identified under a Leicester city car park in 2012 and reinterred in the cathedral in 2015, drawing international attention to the site.

What to See #

• Richard III tomb: A marble tomb and memorial within the cathedral precinct that contains the reinterred remains of King Richard III; it is located in a chapel at the east end of the building.
• Medieval nave and choir: The cathedral nave, choir and medieval fabric dating largely to the 12th to 15th centuries, featuring Gothic architectural elements and later restorations.