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Located in Edwinstowe the centre of Robin Hood territory Is the Calvie Gallery. A paradise for the lovers of 20th century interior design focusing on pieces from 1890 – 1980. The calvie gallery specializes in original decoratives and interiors from the

post war design and Contemporary works of art. The gallery was established in October 2017 built upon decades of knowledge and experience within the antiques trade of the owners, therefore a specialist retail

Aladies’ accessories, lighting of all types, and artwork. An individual sourcing service is available if you are looking for that illusive item. Opening times vary throughout the year seasonally, so check their website or call them for up to date details of times. From April 2019 the gallery opens 7 days a week 11am – 4.30pm for the summer period. Their website is www.thecalviegallery.com or telephone 01623823424 or email calviegallery@yahoo.com

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Our Balderton showroom has one of the largest ranges of tiles available OPEN TO THE TRADE AND PUBLIC

Images for our Art Page, courtesy of Newark Art Gallery and

Studio. Owner and artist David Moore runs the independent retail art gallery featuring works produced by himself and local artists. David can be contacted on 01636 678702 or 0791 8984684 email newarkart625@gmail.com or pop in to 37 Kirkgate Newark.

Theatre Royal Nottingham by artist Pat Murray

Fish supper with me mates by artist David Moore 01706 BUSINESS TO BUSINESS

Gallery 6 is a fresh and vibrant gallery space incorporating 2 St. Mary’s, Newark galleries and 2 studios, cre by artist David Moore ated from what was formerly a coach house and dwellings 6 Stodman St, Newark NG24 1AN www.gallery6newark.co.uk 01636 646426

The Robin Hood Theatre is a small public theatre situated in the countryside close to Newark on TrentThe mining town before the strike by artist David Moore

Robin Hood Theatre

Church Lane Averham

Newark NG23 5RB 07733 179986 www.rhtc.co.uk

GHOSTS, FOLKLORE & LEGENDS

Steeped in history, going back to the Roman occupation and famed the world over for its connections to Robin Hood and Sherwood Forest, Newark and Sherwood is home to many legends,tales and folklore.

In days gone by Newark was known as the key to the North because of it’s important position on the Great North Road. Many tales are told of the highwaymen who terrorised the area in the 17th and 18th Centuries The road was surrounded by marshes and thick undergrowth and was a perfect hiding place for the “gentlemen of the road”. A local highwayman known as Will Nevison was very successful in holding up the Stagecoaches that frequented the road. He would relieve unwary passengers of their belongings and dissappear into the mist before any alarm was raised. He was eventually caught after his sweetheart betrayed him amd hanged at York. Many highwaymen used Stapleford Woods as an easy hiding place where they could spring onto the unsuspecting travellers and rob them of their valuables. There are many local tales of “secret passages” that are reputedly to be found under the streets of Newark and under the Market Place. They are thought to have been dug during the Civil War in the 17th Century. It is thought that there are passages from Chain Lane to the Market Place and that there is a secret passage from Newark castle to the Parish Church where people kept their valuables safe during the Civil War. A tale from medieval times is the legend involving St. Catherine’s Well. The beautiful Isabel de Caudwell from Newark was being persued by two suitors Sir Everard Bevecotes And Sir Guy Saucimere who were both in love with her. She chose Sir Everard and invited him to visit her one night on St. Catherine’s Eve. Sir Guy found Isabel and his rival in an embrace and drew his sword and slayed Sir Everard. When Sir Everard fell dead a fountain of water suddenly came out of the ground. Isabel was overcome with grief and died of a broken heart. Sir Guy was beside himself with guilt, he fled to Nottingham and then escaped abroad. He fled to A forest in France and became afflicted by sores all over his face and body. St. Catherine appeared to him in a dream in shining light and told him to return to Newark where the water from the spring where his rival had died would cure his sores. Sir Guy immediatley made his way back to Newark and bathed in the Spring begging forgiveness for his terrible deed. He was cured of his affliction and then led a righteous life building a chapel next to the spring engraving an image of St. Catherine on the altar, he then erected a circular wall around the spring and called it St. Catherine’s Well.

GHOSTS FOLKLORE & LEGENDS

During the Civil war King Charles 1st made a visit to Newark to ask for their support for the Royalist cause in July of 1642. Most of the residents cheered the King offering their support for the monarch and a few reserved their judgement noting that other towns had turned against the Royalist cause. In the ensueing months the people of Newark waited nervously as unrest between Royalists and Parliamentarians spread around the country. The Town braced itself for what was coming. On February 27th 1673 their worst fears were confirmed when the Roundheads were seen massing on Beacon Hill preparing for an attack on the town. Legend has it that in this febrile atmosphere the town was saved by the “Little Drummer boy”. According to folklore a young boy marched through the town beating an old army drum shouting support for King Charles rousing the townsfolk to get ready for battle. Despite having very few rifles and mainly armed with pitchforks and wooden staves the towns people stormed towards the gates to face the advancing Roundheads. In the face of this angry mob the Roundheads retreated and Newark remained free thanks to the rallying cry of the “Little Drummer Boy”.

Legends and folklore, many of them connected to Newark and Sherwood, have been created around bad King John, who died in 1216. After a troubled reign which led to conflict with Knights and Lords of the realm and the disastrous signing of the Magna Carta at Runnymede and the Baronial War, King John was forced to make a stop at Newark Castle. He contracted dysentary on his way from Kings Lynn and upon reaching the Castle he was in a terrible state. His condition worsened during the night and he died on the 19th October 1216 in the Private Chapel located in the Great Gatehouse during what was reputed to be the the worst storm of the 13th century. The reign of bad King John, who ruled while his brother King Richard was away on the crusades, is inextricably linked with one of England's most enduring folk heroes, Robin Hood. The legend of Robin Hood relates to the days of King Richard the Lionheart. Robin of Loxley, a yeoman of Nottinghamshire, had been driven to outlawry during the misrule of Richard's brother King John, Robin hid in Sherwood Forest, from where he stole from rich travellers and distributed his takings among the poor,with the help of his followers, his band of "merry men", including Friar Tuck, Maid Marian, Little John and Will Scarlet. Despite the efforts of the evil Sherif of Nottingham he evaded capture until the return of King Richard from the Crusades who brought about a full pardon and the restoration of Robin's estates.