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Charabanc Outside 442 Corporation Road, Late 1920s
A photo kindly sent to us by Alan George who wrote: "This picture shows number 442 Corporation Rd, at the corner of Gaskell Street. opposite the Corporation Hotel. Johns's Newport street directory of 1939 has St Patrick's Catholic Mission Hall sta...
John Cory
(Photo and text from "Who's Who In Newport" 1920.) Cory, John is a Cornishman, having been born at Padstow. He is senior partner in the firm of John Cory & Sons Ltd. and Cory's Trading Ltd., with offices at Cardiff, Newport, London, Newcastle-on-T...
Sir J. Herbert Cory, Bart.
(Photo and text from "Who's Who In Newport" 1920.) Cory, Sir J. Herbert, Bart. M.P., was born at Padstow, Cornwall. He has been identified with South Wales shipping interests for the whole of his business life, is deputy-lieutenant for Glamorgan, ...
Chepstow Road, Newport Mon.
W.W.&C. (Williams & Curnuck) postcard, postmarked 1907. Tram 32 approaching on its way to Stow Hill. The Cross Hands Hotel can be seen to the right on the corner of Somerton Road. A little closer to us is the Isca Coal Co. Order Office. From th...
The Ragged School, Dock Street, Newport
From 'Historic Newport' by James Matthews, 1910. Used as a temporary free library in 1881-82. Text from 'Historic Newport': "The Ragged School, Newport, first originated with Mr. James Jones about the year 1856, who, being actuated by a nobl...
Savoy Hotel And Post Office Buildings
A Huxtable Brothers postcard.
High Street, Newport, Monmouthshire
A very early postcard - posted May 1900 with Queen Victoria's head on the stamp. Notice that the message had to be written on the same side as the picture - the reverse was reserved solely for the address ("The address only to be written on this s...
General Post Office Newport Mon.
WWC postcard (Williams & Curnuck), postmarked October 1907. Building work in progress on the Savoy Hotel.
The Top Of High Street, Early 1900s
Shaftesbury Street leads off to the extreme right and Dock Street to the left, ahead is High Street. The buildings in High Street on our right are: 69 Dutfield & Frost agricultural implement agents, Devon & Somerset Cider Co., Pitt T. shoeingsmith....
Proclamation Of The King, January 26th 1901
Outside the Town Hall, Commercial Street, Newport. Note the gentleman in the top left corner. What some people will do for a good vantage point! Photo from Johns's Newport Directory, 1901.