Office Range At Castle Brewery

This is an office range, part of the former Castle Brewery, located in Newark on Trent. The main section dates to 1882, with later alterations made in the late 19th and mid-20th centuries. It was designed by William Bradford for the brewers Caparn & Hankey, and incorporates earlier elements from a former workhouse situated in the rear wing.

The building is constructed of coursed and squared lias limestone and brick, with granite, ashlar and terracotta dressings. It features a steep-pitched slate roof, steeply gabled end turrets with iron crests, and two coped ridge stacks. The architectural style is French Renaissance Revival.

The front elevation has a chamfered plinth and string course, a latticed band to the first floor, a modillion cornice with a panelled frieze and strapwork balustrade. The building is two storeys high, with an attic, and has a seven-window range. A projecting central bay is inscribed with "Castle Brewery" and features a pediment depicting Newark Castle. Above this is a square clock tower with a modillion cornice and pierced balustrade, topped by a fishscale-slated square dome and a spire. The end bays are emphasised by giant rusticated terracotta pilasters. The windows are paired round-headed plain sashes, with the central pair smaller and shafted. Balconies are positioned above the two flanking pairs of windows. A moulded round-headed doorway is centrally placed, containing recessed revolving doors with curved sidelights and a fanlight.

The rear elevation is plainer, brick in construction, with a recessed centre featuring a glazed double door and sidelights, above which is a Venetian window; further above sits a pediment containing a Diocletian window with glazing bars. The rear wing, with brick and stone dressings and a slate roof, has cogged eaves to the left and dentillated eaves to the right, alongside a ridge stack.

Inside, the entrance hall features a groined vault, panelled walls, and glazed round-headed doors with fanlights. There are moulded cornices and doorcases to corridors and principal rooms. A cantilevered stone staircase has a cast iron balustrade and ramped handrail. A four-centred arched built-in display case is located on the landing. The first-floor corridor has moulded round-headed doorways, and a Gothic winder stair leads to a loft.