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William Pullen, Centre, And Local Band
William Pullen was a painter/decorator by trade, based in Dock Street, Newport. But he was probably better known for his love of music and involvement in several local (brass) bands. The following article, from the South Wales Argus 1932, recalls his...
William Pullen, Conductor, and Band
William Pullen was a painter/decorator by trade, based in Dock Street, Newport. But he was probably better known for his love of music and involvement in several local (brass) bands. The following article, from the South Wales Argus 1932, recalls his...
Samuel Wainwright's Umbrella and Cutlery Shop
Photo kindly sent to us by Michael Jones. Centre picture is Samuel Wainwright (Michael's 2nd great grandfather, see note below). He moved to Newport some time between 1850 and 1860. At first he worked as a rope maker but by the 1881 census he had ...
H J Strong & Co Manufacturers Agents General Merchants
Situated at 182 Dock Street in the early 1900s. HJ Strong was Herbert James Strong a wholesale brush merchant originally from Bridpole in Dorset. His wife was Fanny and in 1901 they had four children, all boys: Augustus, Harold, Cyril and Gordon. ...