"The Electricity for Lighting this Up-to-date Establishment and the Power for the Passenger Lift, in the centre of the Picture, are supplied from the Corporation Mains."
Photo from "Municipal Electricity In Newport" published by The Williams Press for The Electricity Committee, County Borough of Newport, 1905.
For more information about the book and the text relating to the development of the delivery of ELECTRICITY to industry, shops, homes, entertainment and transport in Newport 1895 - 1905 see the link below.