Johns' 1938
Newport Street Directory:

DOCK STREET

From 3 High street to Town Dock and Dolphin street
(LEFT HAND SIDE.)
1 Newport Rope and Twine stores, E. J. Wilcox
2 Fussell's Sports Depot
3 Newport Electrical Co. Ld.
Carter W. J., hairdresser
4-5 Phillips A., wholesale & retail tobacconist, air-mail specialist
Gilbert J., tailor
6 Lewis T., chemist
Evans J. C. W., ophthalmic optician, M.PH.S., F.N.A.O., F.I.O.
7 Void
8 Thorne G. S., corn store
9 Thorne G. S., grocers
Capus J., grocer
Griffiths A., tobacconist & confectioner
CORPORATION YARD
1-2 Wallace & Thornton, fruit merchants
3 Void
4 Void
5 Void
6 Small H. J., fruit salesman
7 Jones A. S., nurseryman
8-9 Bowkett J. & Son, fruit salesmen
10 Void
11 Void
12 Hicks T., market gardener
13 Void
14 Collingbourne Jake, market gardener
England R. Ltd., fruit & potato merchants
10 Nicholas & Co. Ltd., timber importers
11 Evans C., sheet metal wkr
Western Sign Co.
12 MacMahon & Co. Ltd., potato importers
Union J ack Club, C. Price, secretary
13 Ashworth Ross & Co. Ltd., weighing mac & scale mk
14-16 Wright & Lodge Ltd., fruit merchants, etc.
here is Skinner street
17 Elders and Fyffes, Ltd., fruit importers
18 Void
19 Windsor Castle, A. Bailey
20-21 MUNICIPAL CHAMBERS
(see Corn street)
here is Corn street
22 Potter's Arms, E. B. Sadler
23 Williams H. O., typewriter specialist
24 Void
IMPERIAL CHAMBERS
Newport Police Garage
Corporation yard
here is Merchant street
AUSTIN FRIARS CHAMBERS
26 Newport Corpn. Parliamentary & development Department
Newport Corporation Capitol Car Park
Service Station, Griffiths F. G., proprietor
(Site of ancient Austin Friary)
here is Friars street
27 Capitol Cinema, The
28 Fire Brigade Station, Scott G. H., superintdt
+FLATS OVER STATION
1 Tothill W. J., sub-offer
2 Brown A. J.
3 Holmes T. W. C.
4 Howells W. R.
32 Ashworth E. & A. Ltd., weighing machine makers
33 Void
34 Newport Mon. Tyre factor
here is Llanarth street
35 Borough Arms, J. Powell
36 Roberts Bros., newsagents
36B Farrow Bros, wholesale glass merchants
here is Union lane
37-8 Neptune Inn, Patrick McDermott
39 Wade & Son, solicitors and notaries public
Earner Miss, caretaker
40 Watson Bros., wireless
41-42 Tovey Bros., funeral directors and car proprs
Hallett Fredk., caretaker
43 Vokes Mrs. H.
44 Hicks Arthur, genl carrier
45 Avery W. & T., Ltd., weighing machine mftrs
46 Algers Wholesale Supplies Ltd.
47 Radcliffe Mrs. L., gen. shp
48 James H., eng driver
49 Santini Jno., motor drvr
here is Union street
51 South Wales Builders' Supply Co., Ltd., paint dept
52 Chard William, labourer
Jones W.
53 Young Geo. C., labourer
54 Hunt John, labourer
55 May Geo., saddler
56a Robins H., restaurant
56 Parselle G. H., fish bar
56b Jefferys Saml. E. H., hairdresser
here is Emlyn street
57 All British Carriers Ltd., transport contractors, Jones H., caretaker
58 H.Q. 83rd Welsh Field Bde. R.A. (T.A.), 329th Field Bty. R.A. (T.A.)
here is Cross lane
59 H.Q. 83rd Welsh Field Bde. R.A. (T.A.), 329th Field Bty. R.A. (T.A.)
here is Caroline street
61 Quatrini Philip, mosaic wk
62 Freeguard Bros., transport contractors
63 Newcombe Bros, corn mer
64 Barnes S. L., shopkeeper
65 Lee Mrs. Laura
66 Gueret Llewellyn and Merrett Ltd., coal exptrs and ship brokers
Guest, Keen & Nettlefolds Ltd., offices
Williams Miss E.
here is Dumfries place
67 South Wales Builders Supply Co., Ltd., offices, showrooms and stores
69 Thompson G. Rudd, public analyst for Monmouthshire and County Boro of Newport
Thompson G. Rudd and Partners, Ltd., analysts
South Wales & Mon. Quarry Owners' Assoc.
here is Powell's place
70 Chapman & Dunn Ltd., flour manufacturers
71 Dunn & Co. (Newport) Ltd.
Strick, Gorchs & Co, Ltd.
Lambert Bros., Ltd., shipbrokers
Chellew Steamship Co. Ltd.
Tennant C., Sons & Co. Ld. shipbrokers
Downing E. C., shipbr'krs
Tatem (W. J.), Ltd., ship brokers
Morel Ltd. shipowners
Moon F. C., shipbroker
Stevenson D. M. & Co., shipbrokers
Instone (S.) & Co. Ltd., coal exporters
Ocean Coal Co., Ltd.
French Consular Agency (F. Gonneville)
Rex Olive Oil Importing Co.
United National Collieries, Ltd.
Gonneville H. Ltd.
Ghent Bristol Channel line
Burnyeat, Brown & Co Ltd., colliery owners
Beer C. J., vice-consul Spain
Watts, Watts & Co., Ltd., ship owners, brokers and coal exporters
Coalship Agency, Ltd.
Watts, Watts (Insurance) Ltd.
72 Custom House Inn, Wm. C. G. Birden
73 Liscombe (John), Ltd., leather merchants
74 Custom House, see local information
75-6 South Wales Builders' Supply Co. Ltd., stores
77 Void
Wilson Mrs., caretaker
78 Coast Lines Ltd.
Aberdeen Commonwealth Line
Irish Free State Lines
British & Irish S.P. Co. (1936) Ltd.
Fletcher J. C., caretaker
80 Railway Hotel, W. A. Gregory
here is Granville street and George street
81 Void
82 G.W.R. goods depot
L. M. & S. goods depot
Road to Town Dock
83 Thomas' Patent Metallic Packing Co.
(return)
here is Dolphin street
84 Void
85 Chircop J., seaman
86-87 Thomas' Patent Metallic Packing Co.
87a Void
88 Partridge, Jones & John Paton, Ltd., colliery prop. steel, sheet & tinplate manufacturers, Reg. off
Belgian Vice-Consul, H. Percy Phillips
Aberbeeg Collieries Ltd.
The Cambrian Insurance Co
Pope A. G., caretaker
89 Beynon T. & Co., Ltd., ship brokers & col'y proprs
Lancaster J. & Co. Ltd.
Powell's Tillery Steam Coal Co. Ltd.
Lloyd's Agency
Russells Black Vein Steam Coal
90 James & Emanuel, Ltd., colliery proprietors and pitwood importers, sole selling agents Mynydd Maen Colliery Co. Ltd., Pontypool & Werntillery Pontypool, and Millbrook Colliery Co., Crumlin New Elled Colliery Co.
Tirpentwys Black Vein and Steam Coal Co., Ltd.
90a Baker Mrs. Eliza, caretkr
91 Richmond Hotel, M.A. Priest
here is South Market street
92 Eagle Hotel, N. Santuris
93 Maniett C., fuel worker
94 Shop void
Hall Jas., seaman
Lewis Reg., labourer
95 Sanders C.
Hennings Thomas
96 Williams (Jonathan) & Co colliery agents and coal merchants
Young Alfred J., caretkr
97 Telegraph Office & Sub Post Office
Moore Mrs., sub-postmistress
98 Void
99 Kjelsen L., ship chandler
Norwegian Vice-consulate
100 Sanders Mrs. C., shop
101 Pearson F. & Co., opticians, etc.
102 Void
DOCK ROAD CHAMBERS
103 Matthews & Wood, iron & metal merchants
Jones (Clifford C.) & Co. Ltd., shipbrokers
Nielsen & Beecher, Ltd.
Stranaghan J. S. & Co., Ltd., steamship owners
Vogt & Maguire (Cardiff) Ltd.
Willie Chas. & Co., ship owners
Tucker, Wood & Co., Ltd.
Gjemre & Co.
Star Hotel, A. Martin
Phillips & Sons Ltd, wine and spirit merchants
here is John street
104 Jones (Richard W.) & Co., coal exporters and shipowners
German (James) & Co., Ltd., shipbrokers
Aadnsen & Dahl, Ltd.
Uskside Steamship Co. Ltd
Uskport Steamship Co. Ltd
Swedish Vice-Consul, Guy T. Jones
G.W.R. offices, Docks dept
105 Thomas (J. F.) & Co., Ltd., shipbrokers, etc. and at Cardiff
Hughes (Richard) & Co., shipowners
Rudman Thos., caretkr
106 Newport Screw Towing Co., Ltd.
106-107 Jones, Heard & Co., Ltd., merchants, chart. shipbrokers ; agents for
the principal Conference Lines of general cargo steamers and others
Thurley & Co. Ltd., ship brokers & chart agents
108 Board of Trade Mercantile Marine office,
Supt. Pay Lt. J. Pallister, R.N.R.
W. M. Baker, dep.-supt.
Surveyor H. J. Downey, M.I.N.A.
Home Office, Immigration officer: G. W. Hundley, Cook T. A., resident officer
109 Masonic Hall, W.O.H. Smithurst, res. tyler
here is Ruperra street
110 Masonic Hotel, G. Setterlund
111 Void
112 Employers Clearing Ho.
Newport Ship Owners' Assoc., Wyndham T. Jones, sec.
113 Vipond (John) & Co. Ltd., colliery proprietors
Jamieson WT., caretaker
114 Void
115 Vulcan Hotel, Mrs. E. F. Harbottle
Faulks Wm. P., caretkr
here is George street
117 Jesseman W. & Co., India rubber, gutta percha, asbestos, and leather manufacturers, and merchants, steamship and colliery furnishers. 20 Watchhouse
parade, 50 George street, and at W. Hartlepool, Cardiff & Southampton
118 Cory Brothers & Co., Ld., colliery proprietors and ship brokers.
Lloyd E. & Co., shipbrokers and coal exptrs
De St. Dalmas, Vice consul for Finland
Dominion Stamp Co.
Duncan J. T. & Co., shipowners and brokers
Barnett W. J., shipbroker
John T. D. (Shipping) Ltd.
Flack (D. L.) & Son, Ltd.
Bolivian Consul-Antonia Zorroza
Etablissements Marcesche & Co.
119 Shipping Federation, Ld., W. M. Madge, registrar
Francis W., caretaker
120 National Maritime Board Joint Supply office
Kerr F.G.D., M.B., CH.B., Medical officer for Nat. Maritime Board and Shipping Fed.
Finnish Vice-Consulate
121 Griffiths (Caleb & Joshua) & Co. Ltd., clothing man
122 Pyman, Watson & Co., Ltd., ship brokers, colliery proprietors
Greening (W. T.) & Co., shipbrokers
Fudge A.G.E.J., shipbroker & coal merchant
Latvian Consulate
Davidson Mrs. G., caretk
123 Adams Wm. & Co., Colliery Agents
Newport, Mon. Sand & Gravel Co.
Tintern Quarries Ltd.
Orders and Handford, Steamship Co.
Pickering Miss W., caretaker
124 Newport Harbour Commissioners' offices, C. C. Brewer, clerk
Engineers' Dept., W. Rhys Williams, engineer
Capt. A. B. Beedie, harb. master
Newport Pilotage offices, C. C. Brewer, secty
Hall Miss J. R., caretkr
125 Montgomery Walter, dk boatman
126 Void
127 Wirtanen Wm., seaman
128 Void
129 Butt Mrs. Emily, caretkr
Postle Noah
130 Newport Coal and Fuel Supplies, agent, C. A. Carter
Ocean Oil Co., Ltd.
Lloyd Mrs.
Andrews William
Lumbard J. H., printer & paper merchant
131 Void
132 Void
133 DeMarco Michael
here is Mellon street
139 Bethell, Gwyn & Co., shipowners & shipbrokers
140 Fitzgerald Thos., irnwkr
141 Kiely John
142 Lee Charles, labourer
143 Kerr James, gen shop
144 Lopez Joseph, labourer
145 Allen (A.) & Sons, bakers and grocers
here is Ebenezer terrace
146 Hope and Anchor, C. Beach
here is Emlyn street
147 Roberts Bros., confctrs
148 Morgan Mrs. Maud, lodge house
149-150 Packer (Harry) &Co., Ltd., provision merchs.
Newport Playgoers' Little Theatre Ltd.
151 White R. Graham, L.D.S., R.C.S. (ENG.), dental surgeon
White Graham A. O., L.D.S., R.C.S. (ENG.)
Willett Jesse
152 Elson Mrs. Sarah
Johnson Henry J., clerk
153 Little E. S. W., L.D.S., R.C.S. (ENG.), dental surg
Sumner E. F. J., L.D.S., R.C.S. (ENG.), dental surg
Fright Harry, caretaker
154 Gatfield M. J., grocer
155 Sullivan Miss M.
156 Dunford W., labourer
157 Perman E., M.S.I., plumber & sanitary engineer
entrance to Bream place
158 Central Public Library, J. Warner, libn
Museum & Art Gallery, W. A. Gunn, curator
Ray Benj. E., caretaker
159 Johns R. H. Ltd. Directory Press & printing works
159a Void
160-161 Alger R. & Sons, Ltd., electric light and power, heating, sanitary
and ventilating engnrs Alger's Wholesale Supplies Ltd., wireless and electrical factors
163 Tabernacle Schoolrm
164-5 Phillips W. & Sons, pawnbrokers & outfittrs
here is Llanarth street
167 to 172 Co-operative Industrial Society, Ltd., boots, butcher's meat, hardware, furnishing, grocery, bakery, confectionery, drapery and outfitting
Co-operative Insurance Society Ltd. (The joint Insurance dept, of the C.W.S. and S.C.W.S.) Thos. Ball, dist. mngr.
FRIARS CHAMBERS
Brown (Lucian J.), and Notley, accountants, insur. brokers, house agents, etc.
Monmouthshire & South Wales Building Society
here is Friars street
Pan-Produce Ltd., grocery and provision merchants
Post Office Engineering department
Customs & Excise office
Old Age Pensions office
Unemployment Assistance Board
Mullock & Sons, Ltd. printers
Kings Cafe, King W., pro
Payne A. W., tobaccnst
here is Austin friars
+TOWN HALL
Chief Constable's office and Police Headqrt'rs
W. H. Robinson, chief constable
Clifford Harris, supt.
177 Detective dept. & Central Police station
Police Court
Parkyn J. E., hallkeeper
177 Wright A. A., fruit merchants
here is Corn street
178 Olympia Cinema Theatre
Phillips & Cross, undertakers' warehousemen
here is Skinner street
179 Wood (John) & Son, incorporated account's
Principality Building Soc.
180 Burcher G., leather merchant
181 Cook (W- & R.) Limited, clothiers
Mason (G. J.) & Co. mantle manufacturers
Keen H. B., manager
182 Strong (H. J.) & Co. hardware merchants
183-4 Phillips (W.) & Sons jewellers, outfitters, and pawnbrokers
185 Victoria Stores
186 Armstead (G. W.) & Co., leather and grindery merchants
here is Griffin street
MARKET BUILDINGS
187 Wright A. A. fruit merchant
188 Narbett D., saddler
189 Candle King Ltd., grocers
190 Wheeler H., fruit and flower salesman
PROVISION MARKET
Paginton F., market manager
Electricity Dept. Npt. Corporation, Electric house
N. J. Young, M.B.E., genl. manager
A. Nichols Moore, M.I.E.E. M.I.MECH.E.,
Borough Electrical & Transport Engineer
191-2 Wright A.A. fruit mert & com salesman, potato merchant
193 Williams E. T., restaurant
194 Nancekievill E., saddler, harness maker and leather goods
here is Market street
195 Jacobs (A. J.) & Son, pawnbrokers & outfitters
Green J.
196 Paull (J. F.) & Sons Ltd., wireless and cycles
197 Rickard Freda, milliner
198 Thomas H. & Son, btchrs
199 Steam Packet Hotel, S. Bates
200-1-2 Griffiths & Sons, general outfitters
King's Head Tap

 

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