The Newport Clothing Club
The Newport Clothing Club of the 1840s was run by women, combining penny savings and philanthropy to keep working families warm.
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Volume 1, Number 36
Woodin's Olio of Oddities, a 1742 storm damages the sea wall, the Bachelors of Newport, sneaking in tobacco from the continent, houses for sale in 1840 and the speed of the omnibus on Stow Hill.
Volume 1, Number 35
Bay windows, drunk man disturbs church congregation, a pestilential nuisance, disturbing the highway with a pig trough, a 'celebrated wall' on Bridge Street and the proposed widening of High Street.
The Old English Fayre, 1882
The Old English Fair at Newport’s Albert Hall turned the hall into a Tudor-style street with stalls, music, and performances to raise funds for the Infirmary and Free Library. Opened by the Duke of Beaufort, it drew huge crowds, with costumed volunteers and lively attractions boosting local support.
Volume 1, Number 34
The opening of Brynglas House, public urinals in 1854, rogues at the fair, a 'black polar bear' for the People's Park, a fire eater visits Newport and 18th century mentions of Malpas.
Chartist Meeting of Victoria Square, 1840
Almost a year after the Newport Uprising took place on November 4th, 1839, two men from Bath held an open air meeting about the People's Charter in Baneswell. With outdoor meetings being restricted, the two men were apprehended shortly after and taken to court.