66, 68, 68A, CASTLEGATE

This building at 66, 68, and 68A Castlegate in Newark on Trent consists of two houses that have been converted into a house, shop, and flat. It dates from the late 18th century, with alterations made in the mid and late 19th century and the 20th century. The structure is made of brick, with a painted ground floor and a pantile roof. It features dentillated eaves, a renewed gutter on brackets, a single coped gable, and two gable and two ridge stacks. The building has two storeys plus attics and a six-window range with segmental heads. There is a gabled rear wing flanked by single hipped wings. The front includes four glazing bar sashes, one blank window, and two plain sashes. Above, there are three renewed mid-19th century gabled dormers with bargeboards and glazing bar sashes. On the ground floor, to the left, there is a late 19th century wooden shopfront that has been altered in the late 20th century, featuring an off-centre door flanked by single pane windows. To the left of the shopfront is a round-headed entry, and to the right, there is a 19th century triple sash window and a segment-headed six-panel door with an overlight. The flat at 68A includes a shallow pitched winder stair with a panelled soffit and stick balusters.