Newark man expands creation of interactive map to other villages and towns in the area
The creator of the Newark on Trent Photographs Facebook group has expanded his interactive map to over 230 sights.
Dave Fargher, born and bred in Newark, created the group in March 2021 to share his photographs of the town with the community.
He aimed to “create a place of positivity for people to share the beauty” of the market town and in just three years, it grew to 12,000 members.
Over the last year, Dave has been creating a website to highlight places in the area, with historical information on each and spreading knowledge that some people might not be familiar with.
As the posts became popular, the amateur photographer decided to create an interactive map of Newark — which can be found at https://shorturl.at/wTmOX — in March this year and has expanded over the last few months to other towns and villages in the area.
The map features popular historic sites, curiosities, churches and former religious buildings, former factories, warehouses and breweries, notable private houses and buildings, war memorials, bridges and riverside, independent cafes, town and village history, and walks and trails in the area.
Dave said: “I started to get invested in my little side project and started to add not only historic sites but points of interest, sculptures, war memorials, basically anything that someone may find interesting.
“The latest addition is independent cafes and local walks of various distances taking in some of the sights.
“As of now there are over 230 points mapped in and around the local area and I’ve added layers for various things, such as religious buildings, local village histories and even pre-history points.
“Some may not know but there is evidence of human activity in Newark going back 15,000 years.
“I wanted to make the map free and usable to all, residents and visitors alike. There have been people who have spoken to me who have lived in Newark for a long while but never knew of certain things.
“My main aim is to promote what the town has to offer, and if it inspires even a dozen people to the town, it is a job well done in my eyes.”
The map has been promoted by Newark Town Council, Newark and Sherwood District Council and Newark’s MP Robert Jenrick.
