C16, with continuous jetties to its two upper storeys. Restored in 1960. (1)
House. Early C16, restored 1960. Mid C20 rear addition. (2)
Box frame, close studding, jettied. (3)
Built as a house, this timber-framed public house is thought to date from the early 16th century although it has not been sampled for dendrochronological dating. It was extensively restored between 1958 and 1960 and much of the timberwork was replaced. Prior to the restoration the building was recorded by the RCHME. The three-storey building has close studded framing with rendered brick infill to the upper floors, which are jettied to both the front (facing onto the Market Place) and rear. The RCHME recording shows the roof originally to have had a truncated principal rafter form. This is a form found typically in the north of England, although examples are known in Lincolnshire and are occasionally seen further south. The southern gable end of the building has a decorative truss with raking struts which provides an elaborate visual feature originally visible internally and externally. The Queen’s Head is an important survival indicating something of the architectural character of Market Place before the Civil War, it was listed grade II in 1950. (4)

Listed buildings slides, 4 slides (Photograph). SNT2648.

<1> Pevsner N, 1979, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed., p 192 (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 John Samuels Archaeological Consultants, 1995, A Survey of Timber Framed Buildings of Newark, Stage 1 (Unpublished document).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 Historic England, 2024, Newark on Trent, Historic Area Assessment by Historic England (Unpublished document).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.