The Old Forge And Town Flour Mill

The Old Green Crossing Development is well in progress. Mill Street (left) joining Shaftesbury Street. (Photo from a pivate collection.)

The Old Green Crossing Development

Work is well under way on the Old Green Crossing. The old Shaftesbury Street on the left is closed and traffic is diverted under the other bridge. (Photo from a pivate collection.)

The Old Green Crossing Development

We are looking from the North (from Shaftesbury Street) towards Newport (market to the right). The canal and railway once ran under the bridge. (Photo from a pivate collection.)

Shaftesbury Street - The End!

A section of Shaftesbury Street closed forever. To the right of picture the Old Town Flour Mill can be seen and one can just about make out Mill Street beyond. (Photo from a pivate collection.)

Mill Street Running Down To Join Shaftesbury Street

At the time this photograph was taken the building on the right was the British Railways Institute. (Photo from a pivate collection.)

Railway Bridge Over Shaftesbury Street

The section of road put through in the 1870s as a more direct route Northwards out of Newport. Previously traffic had to negotiate the level crossing in Thomas Street and then travel down Mill Street and out along the Marshes Road. The shop on the r...

The Junction of Mill Street And Shaftesbury Street.

The buildings opposite are vacant - soon to be demolished to make way for the Old Green Crossing road scheme. The properties from right to left include: a secondhand shop; Richards hairdressers; Workmens Reform Club; T H Sutcliffe - tripe dressers; S...

The Station Inn, Shaftesbury Street

The inn took its name from the old Eastern Valley railway station which was once just behind this property on the Marshes Road. (Photo from a pivate collection.)

Shaftesbury Street

Just beyond the advertising boards is the Station Inn, then comes Price's Petrol Station and the Moulders Arms. (Photo from a pivate collection.)

The Old Green Crossing

(Image from "Through Seven Reigns - A History Of Newport Police Force 1836 - 1959")

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