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White Hart Yard, Newark

Courtesy of Antoine

White Hart Yard, off the Market Place
Newark on Trent
England

This view shows the White Hart Yard looking north towards the entrance to the Market Place. Forming the arch is the timbered 15th century White Hart building itself, whilst the spire of the parish church of St Mary Magdalene towers above. At the time the picture was taken the White Hart building was occupied by Messrs Bainbridge's drapery shop. The Old White Hart is one of the best examples of late 15th century in England. Its highly decorated main front has tiny figures of saints in the uprights and inside are vestiges of a 14th century great hall of an earlier inn. John Cotham Bainbridge, Mayor, mercer, draper and funeral furnisher bought the Olde White Hart in 1847, it's long glass third floor providing an ideal location for dressmaking. He employed 59 workers (18 male and 41 female) from the age of 14 as milliners and sempstresses and salesmen. After 1897 the Brothers Charles and Frederick Atter (who was once manager) took over. During WW1 they produced uniforms for the Army, and leased shops in the arcade to select retailers. After the Atters died in the 1930's, Rowell's took over, but still called it Bainbridges, they sold it to the Brotherton Group in 1968 who used it for fashion sales. The Nottingham Building Society took over in 1979

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