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Newark Castle and the Gilstrap Free Library

Courtesy of Antoine

Castle Gate - Beastmarket Hill
Newark on Trent
England

The picture is taken from the top of Beastmarket Hill, with Castlegate off to the left. The building on the left is the Gilstrap Library. This building was, until 1988, the town's library. It was built in 1882 and was donated to the town by maltster Sir William Gilstrap. Sir William was born in 1816, the son of a maltster, and followed into the family business until 1862 when he moved to Suffolk. Following a series of Public Libraries Acts, Sir William offered the gift of a library to Newark Town and to stock it with books. The building was designed by Birmingham architect Mr William Henman, costing

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