7. Greggs bakery

Stodman Street

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QUESTION: What was this building originally used for?

Clue: Look for two plaques high up on the front of the building

 

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Further point(s) for discussion

This building was important during the English Civil War (1642-46) when Newark - a Royalist town - was besieged three times by Parliamentarian troops ranged around the town.

There is some additional information about this building in the 'Documents' section at the bottom of this page

You could use this building as a starting point for an investigation of the Civil War in Newark.  Click HERE

 

Downloads

The_Governor_s_House.pdf
The_Governor_s_House.pdf (560k)

This page was added by Tim Warner on 11/03/2014.

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