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Robins Court, NEWARK, NG24 1QG

The Northern Bowling Club was formed in 1925 behind a pub in Appletongate called The Northern Hotel. Unfortunately the owners (i.e. the brewery concerned) decided to sell the pub in 1990, plus the bowling green. The club then negotiated a new lease with the builder of the new Newark indoor bowls centre who had also built a new outdoor green to attract summer bowlers. The rent for the lease however, proved too heavy at £600 per year and after several rent increases during the ensuing years it was decided to look for other premises. After a number of meetings with Newark Council relating to the poor standard of local bowling greens, this club agreed a lease that seemed beneficial to all bowlers. In addition to taking over the management of this green adjacent to Sherwood Avenue Park the management committee also took over control of the London Road bowling green.

Covered with brick-patterned cladding

Cut mark in brick on one of a row of terraced houses http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3116560

On large scale maps, it's clear that the houses are not quite as uniform as the frontages would suggest.

The building closest to the camera dates from 1824 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1297820?section=official-list-entry The lower building to the left dates from about 1800 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1216276?section=official-list-entry

This drill hall was constructed as the headquarters of the 8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters and opened by the Duke of Portland in June 1914. The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front and was still based here at the start of the Second World War. The battalion amalgamated with 5th Derbyshire Battalion, to form 5th/8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts. & Derbys. Regiment) in 1961. Between 1967-71, following M.O.D funding cut-backs, the use of the drill hall was much reduced. Finally, after the infantry presence in Newark was reduced to a single platoon in the early 1990s the drill hall was decommissioned, converted and enlarged for use as offices. It is currently occupied by RPS, the design and planning consultants.

For something of the history of this building which has seen several uses see http://www.ournottinghamshire.org.uk/page_id__669_path__0p31p38p50p.aspx

This area was formerly an open air swimming pool, subsequently tennis courts, before being developed as a play park with skateboard and other facilities.

Date from the early nineteenth century https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1216121?section=official-list-entry