Description

NEWARK ON TRENT

SK7953NE ALBERT STREET
619-1/8/5 (South East side)
19/05/71 Office range at Castle Brewery
(Formerly Listed as:
NEWARK
ALBERT STREET
Brewery offices of James Hole and
Company Ltd.)

GV II

Office range at former brewery, incorporating remains of early
C19 workhouse in rear wing. Dated 1882 over main entrance.
Late C19 and mid C20 alterations. By William Bradford for the
brewers Caparn & Hankey. Coursed and squared lias limestone
and brick with granite, ashlar and terracotta dressings. Steep
pitched slate roof with steeply gabled end turrets with iron
crests, and 2 coped ridge stacks. French Renaissance Revival
style. Chamfered plinth and string course, latticed first
floor band, modillion cornice with panelled frieze and
strapwork balustrade. 2 storeys plus attics; 7 window range.
Projecting central bay with frieze inscribed "Castle Brewery"
and pediment with low-relief depiction of Newark Castle.
Above, a square clock tower with modillion cornice and pierced
balustrade, topped with a fishscale-slated square dome crowned
with a spire. The end bays are emphasised by giant rusticated
terracotta pilasters. Paired round headed plain sashes, the
central pair smaller and with shafts, all with multi keystone
heads. The 2 pairs flanking the centre have small balconies.
Central moulded round headed doorway with shafts, and date and
monogram above, containing recessed revolving doors with
curved sidelights and fanlight. On either side, 3 paired
round-headed plain sashes. Right gable has a plain sash and to
its right a doorway, both round headed. plainer brick rear
elevation has a recessed centre with a glazed double door with
side lights and fanlight, and above it a Venetian window.
Above again, a pediment containing a Diocletian window with
glazing bars. Altered rear wing, brick with stone dressings
and slate roof, has cogged eaves to left, and dentillated
eaves to right, and a ridge stack. 2 storeys; 16 bays arranged
2:8:6. Projecting single bay to left under pediment. To right,
square oriel window and 13 segment headed metal casements, all
C20. Below, three 3-light workshop windows with a pair of
doors between the left pair. To their right, a single door. To
their left, a sliding door and beyond, a 2-light casement.
Interior has groined vaulted entrance hall with panelled walls
and glazed round headed doors with fanlights. Corridors and
principal rooms have moulded cornices and doorcases.
Cantilevered dog leg stone stair with cast iron balustrade and
ramped handrail. On the landing, a four-centred arched
built-in display case. First floor corridor has moulded round
headed oorways and Gothic winder stair to loft.
(Buildings of England: N Pevsner, revised E Williamson:
Nottinghamshire: London: 1979-: 196-197).

Listing NGR: SK7980353624

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26585341

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)