Newark Castle (Newark-on-Trent)

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Newark Castle (2008)

Newark Castle is a castle in Newark-on-Trent in the English county of Nottinghamshire , which Alexander , the Bishop of Lincoln , built in the mid-12th century. Originally it was a wooden castle, at the end of the 12th century it was rebuilt in stone. In the 17th century, after the English Civil War , Newark Castle was razed and rebuilt in the 19th century, initially in the 1840s by Anthony Salvin of Newark County, who bought the property in 1889. The Gilstrap Heritage Center is an on-site museum that tells the history of the city of Newark. Admission is free.

history

In a charter, probably from 1135, King Henry I allowed the Bishop of Lincoln to have a castle built. The charter says:

Henry, King of England to all the Barons and to the Sheriffs and to his ministers and faithful men of Nottinghamshire, Greeting. Know ye, that I have granted to Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln, that he may make a ditch and rampart of his fishpond of Niwerc upon the Fosseway and he may divert the Fosseway through the same town as he shall wish. (Eng: Henry, King of England, greets all the barons, sheriffs, his ministers and all the loyal men of Nottinghamshire. Know that I have allowed Alexander, the Bishop of Lincoln, to open a ditch and a wall around his Niwerc fishpond the Grabenweg, and that he may reroute this Grabenweg through the same city as he likes. )

Alexander also set up a mint in the castle. This early castle was probably built in wood and was rebuilt in stone at the end of the same century. King Johann Ohneland died after a party at this castle on the night of October 18, 1216 of the Ruhr .

Castle and bridge around 1812, before partial restoration

The castle was built in 1648 by blasting with gunpowder dragged and left to decay. It was restored by the architect Anthony Salvin in 1845–1848, and in 1889 the Newark Local Authority bought the building and had further restoration work carried out.

The castle is a Scheduled Monument , a "nationally important" historical building and a ground monument that may only be changed with express permission. It is also listed as a historical building of the first degree (since 1950) and is regarded as an internationally important monument. The Gilstrap Heritage Center is located on the castle grounds. There are exhibitions about the castle and the history of the city in the English Civil War. Entry to the gardens is free. Guided tours are offered by the rangers of the castle and can be booked through TIC or in the ranger's office.

  • The 12th century gatehouse from the south

  • Northwest corner of the courtyard with the ranger's office

  • Gatehouse, renovation work can be recognized by the brick construction

  • The castle seen from the west

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Hugh Braun: Notes on Newark Castle . Pp. 53-91. 1935. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  2. ^ Adrian Pettifer: English Castles: A Guide by Counties . Boydell, Woodbridge 1995. ISBN 0-85115-782-3 . Pp. 148 + 201.
  3. ^ EB Fryde, DE Greenway, S. Porter, I. Roy (editor): Handbook of British Chronology . 3. Edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1996. ISBN 0-521-56350-X . P. 37. ( Limited preview in Google Book Search, accessed on June 3, 2015.)
  4. ^ W. Lewis Warren: King John . Methuen, London 1991. ISBN 0-413-45520-3 . Pp. 254-255. ( limited preview in Google Book search)
  5. ↑ a b Newark Castle . In: Pastscape . English Heritage. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  6. ↑ Scheduled Monuments . In: Pastscape . English Heritage . Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  7. ^ Remains of Newark Castle . Heritage Gateway. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  8. ↑ Frequently asked questions . In: Images of England . English Heritage . Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  9. ↑ Lila Rakoczy: Archeology of destruction: a reinterpretation of castle slightings in the English Civil War . Ed .: University of York. 2007, p. 274 ( Online [PDF] 114.0 MB, PhD thesis).

Web links

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Coordinates: 53 ° 4 ′ 41.9 "  N , 0 ° 48 ′ 47"  W.