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.
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.
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.
The urinals of Newport in 1868, a midnight brawl in Maindee, the opening of the Victoria Assembly Rooms, a trotting match, Newport's gas lights in 1825 and being taken home in a wheelbarrow.
Extending the Greyhound pub, neglecting to trim hedges, damaging a magazine at the Free Library, a proposed park on the Marshes, Cinquevalli, the King of Jugglers, visits Newport and hunting on the east side of Newport.
The Tabernacle Centenary Bazaar was a grand event which took place at the Drill Hall, Stow Hill in 1922 and featured a recreation of the Newport High Street in 1822 complete with the names of all the shops and offices.