Earlier stylistic date now superceeded by later tree-ring date of mid C15.
Two box-framed C16 and C17 houses now thrown into one, the earlier (No. 39, W) with moulded timbering and some internal wall-painting, the later (No. 37, E) with a crown post roof with no purlins. (1)
2 houses. Late C16 and early C17, with early and mid C19 and late C20 alterations. (2)
No. 37 formerly known as Queen Henrietta Maria's House. C16 jettied, close studding, crown post roof. No. 39 Late C16 Box-framed, jettied. (3)
Two timber-framed houses, now with jetties, both of which have a complex history which needs further investigation to fully understand. No. 37 has box-frame construction with deep overhanging eaves while No. 39 has close studding at first-floor level. Both buildings have pantile roofs. Tree-ring dating gave a mid-15th century for the main phase of construction of both buildings although No. 37 contains two arcade plates thought to have been felled in the later 12th century, raising the possibility of an earlier aisled hall hidden within the later fabric. No. 37, which was remodelled in the 17th century, is also said to have been the home of Lady Leake during the Civil War, with whom Queen Henrietta Maria apparently stayed during the second siege of Newark. The buildings were listed grade II in 1950. (4)

Listed buildings slides, 2 slides (Photograph). SNT2648.

<1> Pevsner N, 1979, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed., p 195 (Monograph). SNT4.

<2> DOE, Listed Building Description (Published document). SNT228.

<3> John Samuels Archaeological Consultants, 1995, A Survey of Timber Framed Buildings of Newark, Stage 1 (Unpublished document). SNT2173.

<4> Historic England, 2024, Newark on Trent, Historic Area Assessment by Historic England (Unpublished document). SNT6029.