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Ratcliffe Gate, MANSFIELD, NG18 2JL

The Kings Arms public house is seen dominating this corner site at its junction with Newgate Street. The town centre lies ahead. After a spell in Newgate Lane, in 1914 Mansfield Town Football Club moved to a large grassed area south of Ratcliffe Gate, that gloried in the name of "The Prairie" due to this being a wide open space.

A substantial area of yellow hatching marks the junction between Ratcliffe Gate (A6191), Great Central Road (leading off to the right in the foreground), and Newgate Lane (opposite). The 'Great Central Road' name is a reminder of Mansfield's largely forgotten 'other' railway that passed over Ratcliffe Gate here; it was closed completely in 1966 and little trace now remains.

The Brown Cow is an Everards pub offering a range of cask ales from Everards and other breweries. There is a pleasant beer garden at the rear. Ratcliffe Gate is part of the A6191.

A pleasant space to enjoy a drink and relax - especially on a sunny day. The pub is located on Ratcliffe Gate.

It seems that John Bramwell (1815-1900) was the last person to live in any of the cave houses in this sandstone outcrop. Most of his adult life was spent living in a cave-house here. He and his wife Sarah had raised 10 children, all of whom were born in his abode. Only one had died during infancy and all of the others apparently survived into old age.

Steps leading from pavement level of Rock Hill (< street name) to one of the upper levels where "rock house dwellers" lived until the late 1800s.

It seems that John Bramwell (1815-1900) was the last person to live in any of the cave dwellings. Most of his adult life was spent living in a sandstone cave-house here. He and his wife Sarah had raised 10 children, all of whom were born in his abode. Only one had died during infancy and all of the others apparently survived into old age.

A view of the Grade II-listed Town Mill, Bridge Street, i.e. on the opposite side of St Peter's Way. This watermill, built in the 1740s, used the River Maun (behind it) as its source of power. Originally a corn and malt mill, it was converted into a cotton mill in 1795 following the onset of the Industrial Revolution. Following a fire, the two uppermost storeys were demolished and at some point it served as a warehouse until it was restored in the late C20th. It reopened as “The Town Mill” public house & function venue in 2002. It is currently empty, i.e January 2017. A former water mill of c.1775, it was powered by the River Maun. It was restored and converted in the late C20th and has seen service as a public house and a discotheque. It is currently disused and boarded up.