Volume 1, Number 21
Unwelcome visitors at a farm in the Gaer, a court tries to decide on whether bread is 'fancy', one of the worse houses of ill-fame, farms for sale in Maindee, vandals cut trees on Cardiff Road and stealing a ladder.
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Renewal of Licenses
Taken from the Monmouthshire Merlin in 1843, a description of publicans renewing their licenses at the Newport Town Hall.
For Sale: Numbers 1 and 3, Clarence Place
Two adverts appeared in the Monmouthshire Merlin a few months apart — the first in December, 1833 for the sale of No. 1, Clarence Place, the second in March, 1834 for the sale of No. 3 Clarence Place. Like previous posts on houses for sale (e.g. Two Cottages near Chepstow...
For Sale: Two Cottages Near the Royal Oak Pub
An advert from 1842 for two newly built cottages located near the Royal Oak pub off Chepstow Road.
The 1836 'Hurricane'
On the evening of Monday 28th and into Tuesday 29th November, a violent storm hit Newport, the rest of Monmouthshire and the Bristol Channel causing damage and some deaths.
Crimes in the 15th Century
Cattle stealing, housebreaking, assault, rape, robbery. A record of the crimes being committed in Newport and surrounding areas in the late 15th century.
For Sale in 1778: A Mansion House Called the Fryers
A 1778 advert from the Bath Chronicle described a mansion house for sale called the Fryers.
For Sale: One Used Slave and Whaling Vessel
The short history of how a ship called the African Queen shipped slaves from Africa and went whaling in the South Seas ended up for auction in Newport in 1802.
The First Motor Car In Newport
On Tuesday 24th November, 1896 a Benz motor car was exhibited at the Tredegar Show and it may have been the first car to appear in Newport.
Fire-Eater Visits Newport
For six decades Robert Powell toured the country with his fire eating show where he would eat hot coals as if they were bread, eat a soup of brimstone and lead and even broil beef over a hot coal on his tongue. In 1753 and 1766 he visited the King's Head in Newport.
The Prison Dietary
A report from 1854 discussing the diets of the prisons of the county gaols including ensuring that the food was below that of a workhouse to discourage people choosing a prison life.
Volume 1, Number 13
Breaking the Sabbath in Caerleon, taking a nap in a hay loft, boy steals 20lb of bacon and complaining about the speed of public coaches.
Alteryn Skating Field
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Allt-yr-Yn was home to a very popular ice skating field. Hundreds would attend daily making its owners a sizeable sum of money.
For Sale: A Commodious Dwelling-House
In September 1770, a large house belonging to a Mrs Kemeys was advertised for sale located near the Market House on High Street. But where exactly was it?
Charles Morgan’s Tredegar Cattle Show
The Tredegar Cattle Show ran for over 100 years from 1819 first at Court-y-Bella Farm and then Newport Cattle Market. This is just a brief snippet from a few years in the 19th century.
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Volume 1, Number 21
Unwelcome visitors at a farm in the Gaer, a court tries to decide on whether bread is 'fancy', one of the worse houses of ill-fame, farms for sale in Maindee, vandals cut trees on Cardiff Road and stealing a ladder.
Volume 1, Number 20
Renaming Marshes Road, a snub-nosed, thick-lipped white-negro sort of girl,Lockhart's Elephants at the Empire, ruffians commence a Cherokee War and an argument over red apples.
Renewal of Licenses
Taken from the Monmouthshire Merlin in 1843, a description of publicans renewing their licenses at the Newport Town Hall.
Cam Bryan Road
I've always wondered whether Cambrian Road is pronounced 'cam-bree-an' like the mountains and the geological period or 'cam-bryan' like I've always called it?
Fox Hunting in Ringland
A report from Boxing Day, 1936 where Newport Harriers were invited to take part in a fox hunt around the Ringland and Coldra areas.
Volume 1, Number 19
The dangerous state of Stow Hill pavement, Is Newport a littery town?, the furthest distance flown by a young pigeon to Newport, Bets the Cripple and the Leicester Duchess and stealing a sack of flour.
