Scheduled MonumentsEnglandNewark town wall (Lombard Street)

Newark town wall (Lombard Street)

England
List entry 1003488
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003488
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0 hectares
Grid reference
SK 79616 53823
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Newark town wall on Lombard Street is a surviving section of the medieval defensive fortification that enclosed Newark-on-Trent during the medieval period. The wall forms part of the town's systematic defences, which were established to protect the settlement's growing commercial and strategic importance. The visible remains consist of masonry construction characteristic of medieval urban fortification, preserving evidence of the town's medieval layout and defensive priorities. This section of wall represents the substantial investment Newark made in its urban infrastructure during the medieval centuries, contributing to the archaeological and architectural record of Nottinghamshire's important market towns.

Newark town wall (Lombard Street) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003488. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Newark town wall (Lombard Street)?

Newark town wall on Lombard Street is a surviving section of the medieval defensive fortification that enclosed Newark-on-Trent during the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003488.

Who is responsible for protecting Newark town wall (Lombard Street)?

Newark town wall (Lombard Street) is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1003488.

What other scheduled monuments are near Newark town wall (Lombard Street)?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hawton moated site, fishpond, Civil War redoubt and ridge and furrow (2.8 km), Site of Ad Pontem, Stoke by Newark (4.9 km), Bowl barrow 160m south east of Wharf Farm (5.3 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Newark town wall (Lombard Street)

Newark town wall (Lombard Street) stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.