Building record M9699 - 27 and 28 Market Place, 1, 3, 5, Bridge Street

Summary

HOUSE (Georgian to Late 20th Century)

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 79936 53877 (18m by 17m)
Map sheet SK75SE
District Newark
Civil Parish Newark, Newark

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

One opulent early C18 house (Nos. 27-28). (1)
House. c.1730, with late C19 and C20 alterations. (2)
Bridge Street retains a number of late 19th- and early 20th-century decorative shopfronts. The late 19th-century examples at Nos 1, 3 and 5 are particularly notable; preserving the panelled pilasters and scrolled brackets supporting the fascia board which continues around the corner onto Market Place. This shopfront continues across 7 Bridge Street, albeit the windows and stall riser appear to have been altered. (3)
A house of circa 1730 which has been later subdivided and adapted to form commercial units on both Market Place and Bridge Street. Although the main façade of the building fronts onto the Market Place, the side elevation forms a key part of the streetscape of Bridge Street, with its taller proportions and use of stone detailing together with the typical local red brick. The conversion of the building into shops in the 19th century resulted in a coherent set of shopfronts being installed along the Market Place and Bridge Street elevations, although retaining the original front door in the centre of the Market Place elevation. These shopfronts generally survive intact with a coherent set of features across all four shop units. This includes decorative console brackets. Canopies are concealed above the shop windows. The building was grade II* listed in 1950. (Also 3)


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

<1> Pevsner N, 1979, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed., p 193-4 (Monograph). SNT4.

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

<3> Historic England, 2024, Newark on Trent, Historic Area Assessment by Historic England (Unpublished document). SNT6029.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Photograph: Listed buildings slides. 2 slides.
  • <1> Monograph: Pevsner N. 1979. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed.. Penguin. p 193-4.
  • <2> Published document: DOE. Listed Building Description.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Historic England. 2024. Newark on Trent, Historic Area Assessment by Historic England.

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Record last edited

Nov 13 2025 3:40PM

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