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TransportThe Newark constituency is strategically positioned at the heart of the country with excellent connections to both the road and rail network. Seventy per cent of the UK’s population is within three hours’ drive with easy access to the A1 and A46 while Newark Northgate station is on the East Coast Mainline with high speed access to both London (one hour, 13 minutes) and Edinburgh (three hours, 17 minutes).

Six international airports are within a two-hour drive (East Midlands, Doncaster Robin Hood, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds-Bradford and London-Luton).

Newark Parliamentary Constituency

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This pack is designed to help journalists working on the election with statistical information, background on the constituency and an insight into the history, economy and connectivity of Newark and surrounding towns and villages.

The people of Newark are immensely proud of our community, its heritage, growth and the exciting plans it has for the future.

We hope you find the information contained within this document both interesting and useful and we look forward to welcoming members of the press to our town in the days leading up to the by-election on June 5.

The count will be held within the Newark and Sherwood Council’s headquarters at Kelham Hall – a building which has already played a part in defining moments in the history of our nation.

We understand the importance of the contribution the press make to the democratic process and will do everything we can to support you in your work to record this important by-election.

Andrew Muter Chief Executive, Newark & Sherwood District Council Acting Returning Officer for the Newark By-Election

Chris Hutchings Office: 01636 655886 Mobile: 07971329699 Email: [email protected]

Charlotte Wood Office: 01636 655998 Email: [email protected]

Lynn Preece Office: 01636 655499 Email: [email protected]

Andrew Muter Acting Returning officer: Office: 01636 655501

If there is more information you need or further enquiries on any of the subjects contained within this pack then please do not hesitate to contact our team below:

To obtain accreditation to attend the count please ensure you have filled out the necessary form which can be found at http://www.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk/newarkbyelection . Please submit to [email protected]

Our address: Newark and Sherwood District Council, Kelham Hall, Kelham Newark, Notts NG23 5QX

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Newark & Sherwood District


Conservative Patrick Mercer 27,590 53.9 +3.4

Labour Ian Campbell 11,438 22.3 −6.0

Liberal Democrat Pauline Jenkins 10,246 20.0 +1.6

UKIP Rev Major Tom Irvine 1,954 3.8 +1.0

Majority 16,152 31.5

Total votes 51,340 71.5 +8.0

Conservative hold


Labour Jason Reece 15,482 33.9 −3.6

Liberal Democrat Stuart Thompstone 7,276 15.9 +2.7

UKIP Charlotte Creasy 992 2.2 N/A

Majority 6,464 14.1

Total votes 45,855 64.5 −0.3

Conservative hold


Labour Fiona Jones 16,910 37.5 −7.8

Liberal Democrat David Harding-Price 5,970 13.2 +1.8

Independent Donald Haxby 822 1.8 N/A

Socialist Alliance Ian Thomson 462 1.0 N/A

Majority 4,073 9.0

Total votes 45,147 63.5 -10.8

Conservative gain from Labour

Labour Fiona Jones 23,496 45.2

Conservative Richard Alexander 20,480 39.4

Liberal Democrat Peter Harris 5,960 11.5

Referendum Party Graham Creedy 2,035 3.9 N/A

Majority 3,016

Total votes 74.5

Labour gain from Conservative

Poll results since 1997General Election 2010 – Newark

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Constituency profileThe Newark Parliamentary constituency is a mostly rural seat which lies in the eastern part of Nottinghamshire and has an electorate of 73,462.

It includes the market towns of Newark and Bingham and the minster town of Southwell. A large part of the constituency lies within the district of Newark and Sherwood, but to the north there are wards from the neighbouring district of Bassetlaw and, to the south, parts of Rushcliffe.

Both the River Trent and the A1 Great North Road run through the constituency, its boundaries having last been modified before the 2010 General Election.

Due to its proximity to Nottingham, the area is a base for a large number of commuters but also includes a number of important local employers.

The current vacancy arose following the resignation, on April 29, 2014, of Mr Patrick Mercer MP who was first elected as a Conservative MP in 2001. The party whip was withdrawn from Mr Mercer in 2013 but he remained a Member of Parliament, sitting as an Independent.

Political historyThe first MP to serve the Newark constituency was elected in 1673. In the 19th century it loosely

alternated between the Whigs and Tories and their successor political parties, the Liberals and Conservatives, and for the first 50 years of the 20th century remained in Conservative hands

In 1950 it returned its first Labour MP, George Deer, and then in 1964 the party’s candidate Edward Stanley Bishop who served up until 1979 when Richard Alexander

won the seat for the Conservatives. Mr Alexander retained the seat up until the 1997 General Election when Fiona Jones was elected for the Labour Party. Four years later Patrick Mercer won the seat for the Conservatives.

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Education – Pupils achieving GCSE A+A*-C stands at 84.3% in Newark and Sherwood – the average in England is 81.8%.Residents educated to NVQ level 3 is 59.1% - higher than the national average of 55.1%.

Housing – The average price for a semi-detached house in Newark and Sherwood is £121,000, compared to the UK average of £203,943.

Voting – There are 73,462 voters registered in the constituency with the total number of households standing at 41,691 (Source 2011 Census).

Crime – Newark and Sherwood has a crime rate of 43.75 crimes per 1,000 of the population – 5.5% lower than the average for ‘similar’ areas – and second lowest crime rate in the Nottinghamshire Force area (stats for 2013).

Employment – Newark constituency has an unemployment rate of just 2% compared to the national average of 7.5% (ONS data Jan – Dec 2013) and 77.4% are in work, six per cent better than the UK average.

Business – Business survival rates in Newark and Sherwood are higher than the national average rate at 64.8%.The service sector amounts to 75% of the total employment figures, manufacturing 15% and tourism-related employment is 14%.

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District councillors from Bassetlaw wards which lie in the Newark Constituency

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District councillors from Newark and Sherwood wards which lie in the Newark Constituency

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District councillors from Rushcliffe wards which lie in the Newark Constituency

6 Conservative 1 Liberal Democrat

East Markham

Tuxford and Trent

Sutton-on-Trent

Collingham and Meering

Caunton

Boughton

Clipstone

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Wards in the Newark parliamentary constituency which are in the Newark and Sherwood district.

Wards that are in Newark and Sherwood district that are not in Newark parliamentary constituency.

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Bingham East

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Age Profile Under 16 17,631 18%16-24 9,527 10%25-34 9,963 10%35-54 28,749 29%55-64 13,971 14%65-74 10,662 11%75 and over 8,434 9%Total 98,937 100%

Economic ActivityIn work 46,546 64%Full time education 4,493 6%Retired 12,535 17%Sick/disabled 2,442 3%Unemployed 2,404 3%Not working 4,452 6%Total 72,872 100%

Ethnic GroupWhite British 92,127 93.1%White Other 3,766 3.8%Asian 1,149 1.2%Black 545 0.6%Mixed 1,179 1.2%Other 171 0.2%Total 98,937 100%

ReligionChristian 66,045 66.8%Buddhist 247 0.2%Hindu 175 0.2%Jewish 91 0.1%Muslim 606 0.6%Sikh 101 0.1%Other Religion 372 0.4%No Religion 24,161 24.4%Religion Not Stated 7,139 7.2% Total 98,937 100%

Source: Census, Age by Single Year, 2011 (QS103EW), Newark Constituency

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HovalResponsibility for energy and environment



Local economyNewark and its surrounding area has been an important economic centre for hundreds of years.

But its growth in the last few years has been even more remarkable and its plans for future put the area among the fastest growing business districts in the UK.

The area has already been recognised nationally as a hot spot for growth – with the Government recognising the district as a Growth Point.

Economic development here is already built on solid foundations. The area is home to more than 8,000 businesses and has a growing reputation as centre for logistics, data management and environmental industries – and Newark is home to KnowHow’s national distribution centre.

Other key sectors include engineering (NSK, Flowserve and Hoval), ICT (Timico and Vodafone), food and drink (Laurens and Daloon) and tourism (Center Parcs and Sherwood Pines).

Of the 70,200 full-time and part-time jobs in the district service industries make up nearly half the total (32,400), with distribution, hotels and restaurants employing 11,200 people, manufacturing 6,600 and finance and IT sector making up 4,800 further jobs.

Employment levels at 76.6 percent are 3.3 per cent higher than the national average.

But the plans for progression continue with Newark and Sherwood Council

designating 200 acres as land for commercial and commercial building development.

Three sites have been identified in Newark alone to provide 7,000 new homes and 250,000 sqm of new employment floorspace.

The growth in the area’s prosperity is fuelling growth in the district as a whole with 14,000 new homes in the pipelines in the next two decades.

The town’s geographical location and excellent transport links make it an ideal location for business.

A staggering 70% of the UK population are within three hours’ drive from Newark, with easy access to the A1 and the recently-dualled A46 offering fast access to Nottingham, Lincoln and Leicester, and on to M1 and M6.

The road network offers good routes to the East Coast ports including Immingham, Grimsby and Hull– all within just 90 minutes.

The rail connections from Newark are also excellent with travel times to London in one hour and 13 minutes, and there are six international airports within a two hour drive.

Key businesses and Business Club1. Morgan Tucker The company of consulting

engineers was established in 2005 by founder and

current MD, Matthew Tucker. It provides cost effective and high quality engineering consultancy services on a vast range of projects in both the private and public sectors. It has worked on the new tram system in Nottingham, the Olympic Park, a deep water port facility in the north west of Scotland and several developments in London. The company already has offices in Newark, London and Leeds and plans to employ 200 people across six regional offices by 2020.• Contact Matthew Tucker - MD (mtucker@

morgantucker.co.uk) – PA is Tracy Koefoed ([email protected]) 01636 610766

2. NSK The Newark plant of NSK is part of the global company established in Japan in 1916. Formerly RHP the company joined the international

precision engineering company NSK in 1990. It now employs 500 people producing several thousand high precision bearings for the European market. The company also has its own large technology centre in Newark covering an area of over 5,600 m2. At the facility, engineers conduct extensive tests to develop new NSK products and improve existing ones. • Contact Tim Parker (Company Sec and

Chairman DNCC) – [email protected] Tel 01636 605123

3. Hoval The Hoval Group designs and

manufactures commercial heating systems including

steel shell and pre-mix gas condensing boilers, heat pumps, solar thermal systems and a diverse range of ventilation and air heat recovery technologies. The group, with headquarters in Liechtenstein, is recognised as a leading European pioneer and innovator in environmentally friendly heating and cooling systems. As supplier to Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, Hoval Limited holds the Royal Warrant to HM The Queen as Boiler Manufacturers and Engineers. • Contact Adrian Walker MD

([email protected]) 01636 672711 or 07976 329755

4. Flowserve Texas-based Flowserve is the recognized world leader in supplying pumps, valves, seals, automation, and services to the power, oil, gas, chemical, and other industries. With more than 16,000 employees in more than 50 countries, the Newark site is the UK’s largest manufacturer of industrial pumps and employs more than 450 people. • Contact Andy Freer (General Manager)

([email protected] 01636 494910 or 07920 535124

5. Timico Timico is an independent

communications serviceprovider specialising in voice and data connectivity solutions for UK businesses and their operations abroad. Founded in 2004 the company is due to float on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market on May 30 with the flotation expected to value the rapidly-expanding Timico at approximately £55m. For the year-ending December 31, 2013, revenue at Timico grew 10.4% to £42.5m. Key customers include Travis Perkins, Jimmy Choo, Informa, Stroke Association, Mitsubishi Motors and the BMA. • Contact Dawn Spear dawn.spear@timico.

co.uk HR Manager Tel: 0844 871 8100 DDI: 0845 258 0216 Mobile: 07775 641757

6. Newark Business Club Newark Business Club, formed in 2001, has grown enormously in the last decade and attendances at the monthly breakfast meetings now exceed 100 people and attract visitors, guests and speakers from Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. The club currently has over 1,000 individual members representing around 800 separate organisations. • Chair Michelle Allen (Wright Vigar Ltd -

accountants) phone: 01636 302020, mobile: 078877 88334, email: [email protected]

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Tourism/where to visitBeautiful rural landscapes, a rich and fascinating heritage and history and a wealth of impressive architecture are all features of the Newark constituency.

Heralded as the Civil War town, it still holds many reminders of the bloody conflict between Royalists and Parliamentarians, and at the banks of the River Trent stands the imposing 12th century castle.In the town centre you will discover a lovely cobbled square – home to the many busy street markets - surrounded by an impressive array of buildings and close by, the beautiful parish church of St Mary Magdalene. If needs be, you can always hook-up to free Wi-Fi in the Market Place which is provided by the district council in partnership with O2.

Newark Town Hall Museum and Art Gallery can be found in Newark’s Georgian Town Hall, which includes the Mayor’s Parlour and elegant Ballroom.

For live entertainment or a trip to the cinema there is the Palace Theatre on Appletongate or just outside the town, on a former war-time bomber base near the village of Winthorpe, is the Newark Air Museum.


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It was Britain’s deadliest conflict and one which shaped our modern world.

Now the UK’s first National Civil War Centre - being built by Newark and Sherwood District Council – will tell the story of the brutal 17th century clash between Crown and Parliament in compelling new detail.

The £5.4 million centre, backed by a £3.5m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, will be based in Newark’s magnificent Grade II* Old Magnus Building, which began life as a Tudor grammar school. Expected to attract over 60,000 visitors a year, it is due to open in early 2015.

The British Civil Wars were fought across England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland from 1638 to 1652. Newark, held by the Royalists, played a major role, undergoing three sieges.

The Centre will link with the nearby Queen’s Sconce, the nation’s best preserved 17th century earthwork and the town’s magnificent castle, a key position during the conflict. It will also showcase the area’s wider heritage.

The town is world renowned for its international antique fairs which are held every other month at the nearby Newark Showground.

For the great outdoors there is the Sconce and Devon Park and the award- winning Riverside Park which has seen a major redevelopment of derelict land into an arena and children’s play area. It has been a venue for numerous festivals and events, such as the annual Newark Beer Festival, and is a stunning celebration of river life and world culture.

From spring next year the town will be home to the ground- breaking National Civil War Centre and an innovative historic augmented reality trail.

The charming market and minster town of Southwell was described by Arthur Mee in The Kings England as “a little place apart from the rushing world” .

Towering over the town, and its bustling market place, are the lead-capped ‘pepper pot’ spires of the cathedral while on the edge of the settlement lies the early 19th century Workhouse, the best-preserved workhouse in England which was used by homeless families as recently as the 1970s. Restored by The National Trust, most of its brightly whitewashed rooms have been deliberately left empty. There is a powerfully written handbook and audio tour available for visitors.

Southwell is also the birthplace of the world-famous Bramley cooking apple having originated from a tree in a garden now known as Bramley Tree House in Church Street. The fruit was first planted by Mary Ann Brailsford (circa 1809-1813).

The apple is celebrated at the annual Bramley Apple Festival each autumn – a major date in the

Nottinghamshire calendar which attracts visitors from across the county to the town.

Nottinghamshire’s most famous poet, Lord Byron, “mad, bad and dangerous to know” and “Lord of Misrule”, spent three years lodging with his mother, Catherine, at Burgage Manor before decamping to Newstead Abbey.

The town is also home to The Gate to Southwell Folk Festival, considered to be one of the country’s premier folk events, and the classical Southwell Music Festival.

The Saracen’s Head Hotel is where Charles I spent his last night of freedom before losing his own head, while in the neighbouring village of Upton the British Horological Institute’s fascinating clock and watch collection is held at Upton Hall.

For racing enthusiasts, Southwell Racecourse is one of the country’s few all-weather racecourses.

The constituency also lies at the heart of Robin Hood country and nearby Sherwood Forest – which gave rise to the legend of the all-action hero and outlaw, a story that has been told for more than 700 years.

To the south of the constituency is the market town of Bingham which can be traced back to the Roman city of Margidunum, home to its medieval Buttercross in the Market Place.


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History of Newark Notable peopleNewark has a history of developing citizens who have gone on to make their mark in the fields of the arts, sport, and science or who have played a key role in history of our nation.

The Newark Torc

The area which became known as Newark belonged to the Coritani tribe who traded extensively and whose legacy is evident in the Newark Torc, an Iron Age gold alloy necklace found in 2005.

In AD 34 the Romans arrived in Britain and by AD 70 this area would have been under their control. Roman towns in the area included Crococolana (Brough), Ad Pontem (East Stoke/Thorpe) and Margidunum (Bingham).

The Romans stayed for more than 300 years but as they withdrew from Britain around AD 410, peoples from what is now northern Germany and Denmark settled in the area.

It was during this time that Newark probably got its name as the ‘New work’ which may refer to the building of the burh or fortified town.

Following the Norman invasion of 1066, motte and bailey castles were built on the site of what became Newark Castle and at Laxton. From 1123 Bishop Alexander started to build what we see today as Newark castle as one of his palaces.

Newark played an important part in a number of conflicts in the next 600 years. During the First Barons War (1215 – 17) King John, who had been fleeing the barons, died at the castle on October 18, 1216.

Between 1455 and 1487 the country was torn apart again by the Wars of the Roses fought between the Houses of York and Lancaster. The final act of these wars was played out at Stoke Field, near the village of East Stoke, on June 16, 1487 where a rebel army was crushed by Royal forces led Henry VII.

During the English Civil War, Newark was a mainstay of the Royalist cause, Charles I having raised his standard in nearby Nottingham.

Having successfully survived three previous attempts by Parliamentarian forces to take the town the final siege of Newark began in November 1645 and in May 1646 Charles I surrendered to Scottish forces besieging the town.

In the days following his surrender he was held at Kelham Hall, where the by-election count will be held on June 5.

After the surrender most of the defences were destroyed, including the castle which was left in essentially the state it can be seen today.

Newark’s has always had an important role as an economic and transport centre for the region.

The town was granted it first market charter in 1227 and was the first town in the UK to petition the King for the right to change the market day from the traditional Sunday to Wednesday.

Newark was situated on the crossroads of two major roads – Fosse Way from Exeter to Lincoln and the Great North Road and the inns of the town catered for the passengers using these routes. The Old White Hart is one of the oldest buildings in Newark dating to 1314.

As the Industrial Revolution took place Newark developed industries based around malting, brewing, and engineering. Several breweries were established in the town, the biggest of these were Warwick and Richardson’s and James Hole.

During the Second World War there were a number of RAF stations within a few miles of Newark, from many of which operated squadrons of the Polish Air Force.

A special plot was set aside in Newark Cemetery for RAF burials and this is now the war graves plot, where all but 10 of the 90 Commonwealth and all of the 397 Polish burials were made.

Clothing, bearings, pumps, agricultural machinery, pine furniture making and sugar refining were the main industries in Newark in the last 100 years or so. British Sugar still has one of its sugar beet processing factories in the town.

They include:

1. Father Henry LytherlandeVicar of Newark in 1536. Following Henry VIII reformation of the church he defied the King and was involved in both the Lincolnshire Uprising and the Pilgrimage of Grace. For his defiance he was hung, drawn and quartered in 1538.

2. Gonville Bromhead VCDuring the Zulu wars of 1879 Gonville Bromhead was the second in command at the Battle of Rorke’s Drift – played by Michael Caine in the classic film Zulu. He won one of the 11 Victoria

Crosses awarded for this action. This is the highest number for a single action ever awarded.

3. Sir William GilstrapIn the Victorian era philanthropic gestures became more commonplace. One of the most evident in Newark is the Gilstrap Centre built as a public library (now Register Office) with money provided by the maltster and brewer Sir William Gilstrap.

4. Sir William NicholsonFormer pupil at the Magnus Grammar School he became a highly regarded painter, illustrator and poster designer. Nicholson provided illustrations and cover designs for several of the early

books of his brother-in-law, the famous poet Robert Graves. He taught Winston Churchill to paint and was knighted in 1936.

5. Sir Godfrey Hounsfield.Born in Sutton-on-Trent, Hounsfield was also a student at Magnus Grammar School he won the Nobel prize for Medicine or Physiology for his part in inventing X-ray computed tomography, ie

the CT scanner. His name is immortalised in the Hounsfield scale, a measure used in evaluating CT scans.

6. Dusty HareWilliam Henry “Dusty” Hare MBE (born November 29, 1952) is a former international England rugby union footballer, who played fullback. He currently holds the world record for points scored in a

first class rugby career with 7,337 points.

7. Toby KebbellActor Tobias “Toby” Kebbell, was born in Yorkshire but grew up in Newark and has become famous after roles in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, War Horse and Wrath

of the Titans. Last year he took a lead role in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and he has since secured roles in the Warcraft film adaptation, set to be released in March 2016, and will be playing Doctor Doom in 2015’s The Fantastic Four.

8. Norman PaceDudley-born Norman, who grew up in Newark and attended Magnus Grammar School, is best known for his partnership with Gareth Hale, which formed the comedy duo Hale and Pace. As straight

actors, they fronted the original TV dramatisation of Dalziel and Pascoe. In 1989, Hale and Pace won the Golden Rose of Montreux. In 2007 they appeared in the Christmas Special of Extras, called The Extra Special Series Finale, playing themselves.

9. Mary Elizabeth King MBE Mary King is a British Olympic equestrian sportswoman who has represented Great Britain at six Olympics from 1992 to 2012, winning two silver and one bronze medal in the team eventing. She has won two gold and one silver medal in the World Equestrian Games team eventing and four team gold medals at the European Eventing Championships along with one bronze and one silver medal in the individual event. Nationally, she was the British Open Champion in 1990, 1991 and 1996.

Kelham Hall is not only considered to be one of the UK’s finest Victorian Gothic mansions but it has always played its part in the history of the nation.

It was here that Charles I surrendered to the Parliamentary forces on May 5 1646 – an event that eventually led to a rise in power of Parliament.

After the restoration of the monarchy the well-rewarded Sutton family began their first major building project at Kelham and the house was enlarged.

In 1702 that mansion was severely damaged by fire and was rebuilt between 1728 and 1731 under the watchful eye of leading architect of the time John Sanderson and head mason William Handley, whose great-great-great grandson led the right hand troop during the Charge of the Light Brigade.

By the 19th century the house was in the hands of the Manners-Sutton family and remodelling of the hall once again began in the 1840. The work included a new kitchen wing and the addition of gas and running water.

Just as the work was being completed fire struck once again at the Hall. Mr Manners-Sutton and his wife rushed back from their holiday in Italy and soon embarked on yet another chapter in Kelham Hall’s eventful life.

They chose George Gilbert Scott, later knighted for his work on the Albert Memorial, to rebuild the Hall in his trademark Gothic style.

The third and present Kelham Hall, completed in 1863, is still considered a masterpiece of high Victorian Gothic architecture and is Grade I listed. In 1865 Gilbert Scott reused many of the design details of Kelham Hall on a much larger scale

for the façade of the Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras railway station in London.

The Manners-Sutton family then ran into financial difficulties and the Hall was sold to the Society of the Sacred Mission in 1903 and run as a theological college.

It is during this time that the Great Chapel was added to the hall and dedicated in 1928. Its 62ft diameter concrete dome was, at the time, the second largest concrete dome in England.

The main accommodation building at the front of the Hall was completed in 1939 to house the Monks and the theological students but its first occupants were a garrison of the ‘Blues’ cavalry and also Texas and Oklahoma oil men who were involved in drilling for oil at the nearby Eakring oilfield.

The theological college closed in 1972 due to declining numbers and in 1973 the Hall became the head office of Newark and Sherwood District Council.

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