The presence of walls running E-W through the site and associated cellar structures indicates that a previous phase of building was closer to the church wall than the current wall is. (1)
Set between the rear of 16-23 Market Place and the church, South Church Walk was formerly the site of Ironmonger Row; a small row of cottages demolished during the late 19th century. Ironmonger Row is shown on the 1829 map of the town by John Wood (John Wood, A Plan of Newark from Actual Survey, 1829 Newark Resource Centre ref. NEKMS2006.38.) and appears on later OS mapping up until the end of the 19th century. After a fire in 1891 a subscription was raised to purchase the cottages and demolish them in order to create a break in the buildings closest to the church. Photo showing rear pf Ironmonger Row pre-1891 showing back of Winn's shop at Newark
Resource Centre ref. 112/2.1. (2)
See M18276 for further C18 houses, M9695 for C19 building at 16 Market Place ("current wall").

<1> JSAC, 1996, An Archaeological Excavation in Connection with Re-paving Works at Church Walk (South), Newark, Nottinghamshire (Unpublished document). SNT2214.

Other Refs: section 4.4-7, 5.3

<2> Historic England, 2024, Newark on Trent, Historic Area Assessment by Historic England (Unpublished document). SNT6029.