Hotel. Late C18, incorporating 2 mid C18 buildings in the rear wing, with mid and late C19 and mid C20 additions and alterations. (1)
The Ram Hotel is a late 18th-century building which incorporates a pair of earlier (mid-18th century) buildings within its rear wing. A ‘Ram Inn’ was recorded on Market Place in 1556 and remained on that site until at least 1731 when it was leased by the Newark Corporation. The earliest reference to the Ram being situated on Castle Gate however, doesn’t occur until 1775, when it was included in the Duke of Newcastle’s deed of settlement. The present building was presumably constructed soon after this deed, and is shown on the Attenborrow map of 1790. It comprises a three-storey, seven-bay range fronting Castle Gate with a two-storey range to the rear, fronting Boar Lane. The entrance from Castle Gate is via an off-centre 20th-century double doorway with a modern hood above. Comparison with the 1790 map suggests this doorway represents the original carriageway, leading to a courtyard to the rear. The building was Grade II listed in 1950. (2)

Listed buildings slides, (Photograph). SNT2648.

<1> DOE, Listed Building Description (Published document). SNT228.

<2> Historic England, 2024, Newark on Trent, Historic Area Assessment by Historic England (Unpublished document). SNT6029.