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When the half-timbered Queen's Head Inn was being built in Newark in the 16th century, the largest town in the East Midlands was probably Leicester, closely followed by Nottingham.

It was Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln and lord of the manor, who replaced the original Norman timber fortress with one of stone, employing Ranulph of Durham to build the gatehouse; Newark thus became one

Much of the rebuilding of St Mary's was instigated by Henry de Newark, whose career in the Church saw him rise from Rector of Barnby to Prebendary of St Paul's and later of Southwell; he was appointed

The A1 is between it and Newark, so the village is free from through traffic.

The Devon is in reality a branch of the Trent, but it played a vital role in Newark's commercial success.

John Wesley visited Newark on six occasions between 1743 and 1788.

Newark, which towers over the River Trent, became one of the finest castles in 12th-century England when the Bishop of Lincoln rebuilt the original timber fortress with one of stone.

When the inn was built in the 14th cen- tury Newark was one of the most impor- tant market towns in the East Midlands, and about the same size as Nottingham.

Newark owes much of its development to the fact that Henry I gave Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln, permission to divert the route of the Fosse Way through the town.

centuries Market Places were often where pillories were sited, and though there are few surviving references to their use in 17th-century Nottinghamshire, they are known to have existed at Nottingham, Newark

John Wesley visited Newark on six occasions between 1743 and 1788.

Around a hundred years before this picture was taken, the cobblestones of Newark Market Place would have echoed to the clatter of stagecoaches and carriers' waggons.

Between 1678 and 1695 the parish of Kelham was indicted on numerous occasions for failing to repair 'a footbridge situate near the eastern end of Tunebridge, and leading from Muskham to Newark, a market

Before 1900, goods were transhipped to smaller boats at Newark: the river was only navigable from Trent Falls as far as the town, for beyond Newark it was fast-flowing and shallow, impassable for larger

There exists at least one account that states that the plague reached Newark in the summer of 1665, said to have been brought to the town in contaminated patterns of woollen cloths delivered to a draper

As a teenager Donald Wolfit was already stage-struck; he would cycle from Newark to attend matinées here, little dreaming that he would one day be performing on its stage.

In the late 18th century a ferry operated between Muskham and Newark, but the owners soon gained a reputation for being greedy when the river was in flood; there is one instance of them charging five guineas

He visited nearby Newark six times between 1743 and 1788.

In 1920 its population was only a little over 3000; Newark, just eight miles away, had a population of around 16,000.

Town Lock is one of two mechanised locks; the other is Newark Nether Lock at the northern end of the branch.

On the way into Newark from Farndon the navigation passes a number of old maltings and a large Trent Navigation Co warehouse, which can be seen in this picture in the left background.

This view of the river south of Newark gives an idea of its industrial base, with the Trent Brewery chimneys and, on the left, Parnham's Watermill seen beyond the dredger, keeping the water

Despite its slighting, Newark Castle is still imposing.

In July 1613 'a fisher of Newark and a ffowler of ffarndon' were indicted for obstructing the Devon, probably with illegal nets.