The most imposing building outwith the Market Square was St Swithun’s Church:-

Stitch of other side:-

Trinity Hospital has unusual elements in the brickwork between the lower and middle level windows:-

Its doorway has distinctive features. Trinity Hospital logo on lantern. Nice scrolled canopy supports:-

Estates plaque:-

The River Idle flows through the town:-

Former Bridgegate Chambers, built 1934. Seems to be now known as the Bridge Church. From this end I couldn’t get it all in one shot. Note lozenges in the brickwork above the windows:-

Reverse view. Nice rounded corner:-

The windows on this one look like Critall ones:-

The ones below are hard to see for the trees but seem to have some deco about them:-

Retford’s War Memorial stands in the Market Square and takes the form of an Eleanor Cross.

Inscription:-

Names, Great War above, World War 2 below with WW2 dedication:-

Names

More names:-

Areas/towns fought over:-

Great War dedication:-

Korean War name:-

Crosses and wreaths:-

Donation and presentation plaques:-

Information board by Memorial:-

We passed this on the way in to Retford and I wandered back to photograph it after we parked. It has many Art Deco features but is now a Masonic Lodge:-

Frontage:-

It’s situated near to a bridge over the Chesterfield Canal, which the building lies beside. Side view:-

Reflections on the Chesterfield Canal from steps down from road. Former Regent Cinema reflected on right of photo:-

Last May we travelled down through England. We stopped off at Retford in Nottinghamshire to break the trip up.

This, in the Market Square, is the Town Hall:-

I was intrigued by the flags on the building below. It was only when I recognised the figure must be Robin Hood that I realised this is the flag of Nottinghamshire:-

This booty from the Crimean War is the Sevastopol Cannon:-

Plaque on cannon:-

The information board nearby calls it the Sebastopol Cannon, using the modern spelling:-