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Newark On Trent, The Governor's Old House 1909
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This famous 16th-century, timber-framed house with its three jettied or projecting storeys, was the residence of Sir Richard Willis, the Royalist governor during the Civil War. Prince Rupert, Charles I's dashing cavalry commander, stayed here in October 1645 after quarrelling with his uncle, the king.

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Memories of Newark-on-Trent, the Governor's Old House 1909

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Newark On Trent, The Governor's Old House 1909

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I lived in part of the Governor's house in 1973. The back of the house extended to where the car park access ramp is now, before the shopping centre was built. In the cellar were bread ovens and a bricked up tunnel that went under the market square - a number of tunnels apparently linked important buildings. The upstairs rooms, on 2 floors, had stone floors which were very uneven - difficult for ...see more