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.
Newport Cornucopia
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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.
Volume 1, Number 18
The Empire's Puzzle Pictures, Robert Baden-Powell visits Newport, Sarah Bernhardt performs at the Lyceum, stealing hair, a noisy milkman and a mother beats her child with a potato masher.