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The Waterfront, NEWARK, NG24 4SG

Apartments at The Waterfront on Farndon Road

Three bays and storeys, the central windows narrower than the others, which is unusual. Doorcase and elaborate fanlight (Image]). Dated 1806. Grade II listed. Originally this served as the master's house of George and Mary Scales's Hawton Bleachworks and Linen Manufactory.

Pretty radial fanlight of this house Image The brackets are decorated with large leaves or feathers.

The area to the right of the house was formerly occupied by a linen factory, established by George Scales in 1793. Apart from being at a good communications centre, there was also an excellent spring close by which enabled high quality linen to be produced. Production ceased in 1889. The buildings appear as 'disused' on maps for some time thereafter. Today the only survivor is this house built by George Scales Junior in 1806, an attractive, typical Georgian town house. Listed Grade II.

The clearly defined flat strip marks the line of the tramroad which linked Hawton Gypsum Works http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3138273 with a wharf on the River Trent in the area now covered by the marina. Originally horsedrawn, it was upgraded in 1901 with locomotives and operated until 1951 http://www.sconceanddevonpark.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=27

Sconce and Devon Park, which includes the Devon Pastures Local Nature Reserve (LNR), is a large continuous area of public open space on the south-western edge of Newark. Farndon Road (i.e. the B6166) lies 50 metres behind the photographer. Ahead is the Queen’s Sconce, a range of Civil War-related, earthen defence structures built by Royalist defenders of Newark (1644-45). The Sconce was named after Henrietta, Charles I's wife.

Looking south-west with the Queen's Sconce in the background. The slide cleverly uses the slope of the earthwork. No takers as yet on a bitterly cold Sunday morning.

These two dog-walkers are about to leave Sconce and Devon Park. The red car is passing The Spring House pub on Farndon Road (i.e. the B6166) and travelling in the direction of Farndon. Sconce and Devon Park, which includes the Devon Pastures Local Nature Reserve (LNR), is a large continuous area of public open space on the south-western edge of Newark. It also contains the Queen’s Sconce, an extensive Civil War-related, earthen defence structure built by Royalist defenders of Newark (1644-45). It was named after Henrietta, Charles I's wife.

A paddock at the southern end of Mill Gate and the eastern end of Newark Marina beyond it. A car travelling towards the town centre can be seen on Farndon Road (the B6166) on the left.

This neatly restored diesel river tug was built by Cooks of Wivenhoe for the Docks and Inland Waterways Executive, the precursor of today's Canal and River Trust. In service until 2010, she was based at Newark-on-Trent mainly towing dredging hoppers and undertaking other maintenance work. Since restoration she has been used to tow the Newark Heritage Barge (Leicester Trader) to open days in Newark.