At 256 feet, the spire makes the church one of the tallest parish churches in England. The spire also has a hole in it inflicted by a cannonball in the English Civil War.
Henrietta, Queen of Charles I, is said to have stayed here early in the Civil War period. The building was owned by the church and protocol demanded that the Queen must be unchaperoned properly.
Built in the 13th Century and a Royalist stronghold during the Civil War. John, King of England, died here in 1216 after succumbing to dysentery.
Prince Rupert stayed here on 19th October 1645. He believed that the King could not win the Civil War. The King disagreed, believing that the Prince was plotting against him.
On the side of the NatWest bank you will see a plaque marking the site of the Alderman's house, destroyed by a bomb on 11th March 1643. The target was the nearby Governor's House.
This internationally important sconce (a Scheduled Ancient Monument) was constructed in 1644 during the English Civil War at a key point on the River Trent, Fosse Way and Great North Road.
Opened in 2014, the Civil War Centre aims to tell the story of the British Civil Wars and Newark’s key role in them.
