View Of The Alexandra Docks From The Transporter Bridge
Bird's eye view, taken from the Transporter Bridge, of a portion of the Alexandra Docks showing, in front, the company's Ferro-Concrete River Wharf. (Photo from "Who's Who In Newport" 1920.)
The Alexandra Dock Hotel After Being Struck By A Bomb In 1940
(Text and Photo from "Through Seven Reigns, A History Of The Newport Police Force 1836 - 1959.") THE SECOND WORLD WAR, 1939 - 1945 August, 1939, saw the police force energetically preparing to meet the threat of the second world war, which brok...