Jewry Wall
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Jewry Wall is a large surviving section of Roman masonry in Leicester, England, believed to be part of a public bath complex and one of the tallest remaining pieces of Roman civil architecture in Britain.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jewry Wall canonical | 2 |
| Jewry Wall Museum | 2 |
| Jewry Wall area | 2 |
| Jewry Wall area of Leicester | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2354678 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jewry Wall Context triple: [Leicester, hasLandmark, Jewry Wall]
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A.
Western Wall
The Western Wall is a revered remnant of the ancient Jewish Temple complex in Jerusalem and a central site of Jewish prayer and pilgrimage.
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B.
Abuhav Synagogue
Abuhav Synagogue is a historic 15th-century Sephardic synagogue in Safed, Israel, renowned for its ornate interior and association with Kabbalistic tradition.
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C.
Hurva Synagogue
The Hurva Synagogue is a historic and once-ruined, now reconstructed, 19th-century Ashkenazi synagogue in Jerusalem that has become a prominent religious and architectural landmark.
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D.
Ramban Synagogue
Ramban Synagogue is one of the oldest active synagogues in Jerusalem, traditionally linked to the medieval scholar Nachmanides and central to Jewish worship in the Old City.
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E.
Mandelbaum Gate
Mandelbaum Gate was the main military checkpoint and crossing point between Israeli- and Jordanian-controlled sectors of Jerusalem from 1949 until the city’s reunification in 1967.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jewry Wall Target entity description: Jewry Wall is a large surviving section of Roman masonry in Leicester, England, believed to be part of a public bath complex and one of the tallest remaining pieces of Roman civil architecture in Britain.
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A.
Western Wall
The Western Wall is a revered remnant of the ancient Jewish Temple complex in Jerusalem and a central site of Jewish prayer and pilgrimage.
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B.
Abuhav Synagogue
Abuhav Synagogue is a historic 15th-century Sephardic synagogue in Safed, Israel, renowned for its ornate interior and association with Kabbalistic tradition.
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C.
Hurva Synagogue
The Hurva Synagogue is a historic and once-ruined, now reconstructed, 19th-century Ashkenazi synagogue in Jerusalem that has become a prominent religious and architectural landmark.
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D.
Ramban Synagogue
Ramban Synagogue is one of the oldest active synagogues in Jerusalem, traditionally linked to the medieval scholar Nachmanides and central to Jewish worship in the Old City.
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E.
Mandelbaum Gate
Mandelbaum Gate was the main military checkpoint and crossing point between Israeli- and Jordanian-controlled sectors of Jerusalem from 1949 until the city’s reunification in 1967.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman wall
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archaeological site ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Jewry Wall Museum
ⓘ
linked to:
Jewry Wall
site of Roman baths in Leicester ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman architecture ⓘ |
| believedFunction |
part of a Roman bath basilica or palaestra
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part of a Roman public bath complex ⓘ |
| category |
Archaeological sites in Leicestershire
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Buildings and structures in Leicester ⓘ Roman sites in Leicestershire ⓘ Walls in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected historic monument ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| dateOfConstruction |
2nd century
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ |
| era | Roman Britain ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Kathleen Kenyon ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Roman bonding tiles
ⓘ
alternating bands of stone and brick ⓘ large arched openings ⓘ |
| height | approximately 9 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
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Scheduled Ancient Monument ⓘ
linked to:
Scheduled Monument
|
| locatedIn |
East Midlands
ⓘ
Leicestershire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Leicester city centre
ⓘ
linked to:
Leicester
River Soar ⓘ |
| locatedNextTo | St Nicholas Church, Leicester ⓘ |
| location | Leicester ⓘ |
| majorExcavationsEndDate | 1939 ⓘ |
| majorExcavationsStartDate | 1936 ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
Roman masonry
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limestone ⓘ local granite ⓘ tile ⓘ |
| namedAfter | medieval Jewish community of Leicester (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
| oneOf | tallest surviving pieces of Roman civil architecture in Britain ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Leicester City Council ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ratae Corieltauvorum
ⓘ
Roman Leicester ⓘ |
| previouslyMisidentifiedAs |
Roman forum wall
ⓘ
Roman town gate ⓘ |
| thickness | approximately 2.5 metres ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| width | approximately 23 metres ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jewry Wall Description of subject: Jewry Wall is a large surviving section of Roman masonry in Leicester, England, believed to be part of a public bath complex and one of the tallest remaining pieces of Roman civil architecture in Britain.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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