Mill Gate [has] many modest Georgian houses … No. 23, pedimented and detached with a good doorcase. (1)
House, now offices. c1780, with late C19 and C20 alterations. (2)
A house of around 1780. The building appears on the 1790 Attenburrow survey of Newark, where the property is marked with a letter ‘D’, likely indicating that it was owned by the Dukes of Newcastle. It is a typical late 18th-century brick three-storey townhouse with a symmetrical design. It is relatively plain with the only embellishment the stone doorcase with a dentilated open pediment supported by Doric columns. Census records indicate that the building was occupied by members of the professional classes in the 19th century, in contrast to the many working-class families in the smaller properties on Mill Gate. In 1861 it was occupied by a tanner, Vincent Fletcher, and his wife. It was then occupied by William Cafferata and his family as recorded in the 1871 census. The house was converted to offices some time before 1972 and was previously occupied by the National Farmers Union. Historic mapping shows that the house had a large, landscaped garden to the rear, but this has been paved over for parking. (3)

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

<1> Pevsner N, 1979, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed., p 198 (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 Historic England, 2024, Newark on Trent, Historic Area Assessment by Historic England (Unpublished document).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.