Former Newark Wetherspoon pub - the Sir John Arderne - to go under the hammer with SDL Property Auctions

The former Newark Wetherspoon pub will go up for auction this week with a guide price of £300,000-£350,000.

The Sir John Arderne, which closed in August 2023, will feature among 240 other properties and plots of land in the next online live-streamed sale to be held by SDL Property Auctions, part of property group Eddisons, on September 26.

The 14,000 sq ft, two-storey Georgian building near Market Place is named after the 14th century doctor and early surgical pioneer John Arderne, who grew up in Newark.

The pub was shut down as part of a programme of closures carried out by the Wetherspoons chain last year, with staff offered jobs in other branches.

Auctioneers say the building could now be suitable for a ‘range of different new uses’, subject to planning consent.

Andrew Parker, auctioneer and partner at SDL Property Auctions, said: “This is a handsome and historic property, with lots of its original Georgian features still intact, that’s really well located in the heart of the picturesque and well- connected market town of Newark.

“We’ve had considerable interest in the building from potential buyers and believe the premises could be split to create separate first-floor residential accommodation, potentially with two or three commercial units on the ground floor.

“After a year in which the former pub was disused, we are really excited to see what the future might hold for the property in the hands of an imaginative new owner.”

For more information about the former Sir John Arderne pub in Newark, or to register to bid remotely online, on the phone or by proxy, go to sdlauctions.co.uk.

The auction will be live streamed online on 26 September with bidder registration closing on September 25.

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