Edward Davies, Mayor Of Newport 1922 - 1923

Photo and text from Johns's Newport Directory 1923. The Mayor Of Newport Councillor EDWARD DAVIES, j.p., was born at Newport, on the 17th September, 1849, and married in 1869 Miss Annie Thomas, aunt of the Right Honourable J. H. Thomas, P.C., M...

William Russell Brown, GI, Stationed At Lord Tredegar's Estate WW2

April Van Valkenbury kindly sent us this photo. She wrote: 'My grandfather, William Brown, who just passed away at age 97, loved to tell us his stories of being a young, WWII Army member. For a time, he was stationed at Lord Tredegar's estate, and...

THOMAS PECK BANKS (1834-1877)

Thomas Peck Banks of Ty-du House, Rogerstone, near Newport, Mon. Here he is pictured in the costume he wore to the Twelfth Night Fancy Dress Ball at Tredegar House in January 1871 dressed as Sir Phillip Stanley. Around 200 guests attended the even...

Italian Room, Tredegar House

Postcard view by JE Thomas.

The Brown Drawing Room Tredegar House (2)

Postcard view by J E Thomas Newport. (One of two views of the room.)

Mysterious Airship 1909

Postcard, titled: Airship At Newport Near St. Woolos Vicarage. Photo Ballard Newport. Postmarked 24th May 1909. Back in 1909 rumours abounded in South Wales of a strange object, like an airship, which appeared in the late night sky. It had dazzlin...

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