Newark

The Battle of Stoke Field, 1487

January 22, 2010

Yesterday I dropped my wife off for an hour in Newark-upon-Trent to do whatever wives do when they “go into town”, and with camera in my pocket I drove five or six miles down the A46 in search of a memorial. What I came away with was quite a surprise. Having lived in this area [...]

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Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire

January 5, 2010

Newark and  Sherwood covers a widespread area of small towns and villages, as well as extensive stretches of agricultural land.  Once this area on the eastern side of Nottinghamshire, close to the border with Lincolnshire, could also boast flourishing industries such as mining and brewing. These old industries are now almost entirely gone, being replaced [...]

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