This week, we visited the site to see how the project is progressing. We found the newly erected steels which will support the lift and stairs to the castle’s first floor rooms. Find out more about the design philosophy along with Barry’s thoughts on the latest interventions.

It’s a real privilege to be able to climb the scaffold ladder and get up onto the roof! This week, Barry joined the project team in marvelling at the skill and dedication of the masons working on Newark Castle’s historic fabric as they prepare to install the new roof.

This week Barry joined the archaeological team and Dr Pamela Marshall — a renowned academic specialising in the history of English and French castles — to hear about a rather surprising discovery.

This blog explores the earliest history of the Newark Castle site, why this location was chosen and what existed here before the Castle we recognise today. It sets the scene for understanding how the site evolved over time.

This week, Barry climbs the scaffolding to get up close to the painstaking work of many generations of masons. Find out about eroded carvings, cracks in the stonework and the materials chosen to sensitively conserve and repair centuries-old features.

The Gatehouse Project will reinstate the original entrance of Newark Castle. Barry explores the grand sense of arrival experienced by visitors 900 years ago.

A first look behind the hoardings as local writer Barry Richardson returns to hard hat and hi‑viz to explore the conservation and reimagining of Newark Castle’s Gatehouse.