Building record M9816 - MELTON WINGATE OPTICIANS

Summary

SHOP (Georgian to Late 20th Century); HOUSE (Georgian to Late 20th Century)

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 79910 53970 (15m by 19m)
Map sheet SK75SE
District Newark
Civil Parish Newark, Newark

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Built in 1766 by Dr Bernard Wilson, vicar of St Mary Magdalene and an extremely wealthy pluralist of questionable character. Pavilions of the E terrace remain. The houses are being refurbished [in 1979], some without their chimneys, all without their shutters. (1)
Addition, now an opticians … c.1880. (2)


Listed buildings 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.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Photograph: Listed buildings slides. .
  • <1> Monograph: Pevsner N. 1979. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed.. Penguin. p 195.
  • <2> Published document: DOE. Listed Building Description.

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Record last edited

Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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