Milo the Muscular Giant
Milo the Muscular Giant was an Italian-born strongman who performed at The Empire in Newport in January 1894. He was a classic strongman of the 19th/20th centuries.
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Newport (Monmouthshire) Roads Act 1811
A description of turnpike roads, costs for animals and vehicles, the requirement to install mile posts and offences such as not be allowed to throw fireworks on the road.
A Description of Newport and Caerleon in 1803
Rev J Evans' tour of South Wales including mentions of the bridges at Newport and Caerleon and the Charity School in Caerleon.
1731: When Caerleon's Bull Inn had a Bowling Green
Back in 1731, an advertisement for the Bull Inn, Caerleon mentions a bowling green being available, but where exactly was it?
Letting Newport Castle in 1797
An advertisement posted in 1797 offering to let Newport Castle. Contains information on the different buildings and their dimensions.
18th Century Miscellany — 1730-1749
Stolen horses, mentions of early pubs, houses for sale, the cattle market, the Sea Wall being breached, town and Caerleon bridges brought down by ice, cock fighting and a school in need of a headmaster.