Newport, Commercial Street c.1899
Photo ref:
47896

More about this scene
The Town Hall tower (centre right), designed by T M Lockwood and E A Landsdowne, was opened in 1885. It has since been demolished to make way for the British Home Stores. We can also see Newman & Sons piano warehouse on the left, with the Lipton Market, a grocery store, further along. Opposite is the Westgate Hotel, which was the gathering place for the Chartist march which had set off from Blackwood, Nantyglo and Pontypool. Twenty people were killed in the ensuing riot, and bullet holes could until recently still be seen inside the building. Note the horse-drawn tram in the centre of the picture.
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