Volume 1, Number 11
Stealing a side of bacon, onion thieves, a call for buses to Malpas, assault with a saucepan, girl hits child in face with bible and complaining about how people walk in Newport.
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A Description of Newport and Caerleon in 1803
Rev J Evans' tour of South Wales including mentions of the bridges at Newport and Caerleon and the Charity School in Caerleon.
1731: When Caerleon's Bull Inn had a Bowling Green
Back in 1731, an advertisement for the Bull Inn, Caerleon mentions a bowling green being available, but where exactly was it?
Letting Newport Castle in 1797
An advertisement posted in 1797 offering to let Newport Castle. Contains information on the different buildings and their dimensions.
18th Century Miscellany — 1730-1749
Stolen horses, mentions of early pubs, houses for sale, the cattle market, the Sea Wall being breached, town and Caerleon bridges brought down by ice, cock fighting and a school in need of a headmaster.
Volume 1, Number 10
A complaint about a muddy Maindee street, Valentine's Day dying out, baptising in the river Ebbw, a complaint about those who drop orange and banana peels and sparing a thought for those who can't pronounce street names.
Newport Charter of 1711
A detailed charter of 1711 describing how food should be sold at markets, requirements for going to church on a Sunday, looking after your hedges and paths and brewing small beer for the poor.
Transporter Bridge Miscellany
Digging through the archives looking for interesting snippets such as fare for plebeians, a suggestion of putting a big Newport sign on the top, what the approaches should be called and the first suicide attempt.
When Miniature Golf Arrived in Newport
The Miniature Golf craze reached Newport in 1930 with the launch of an outdoor course and two indoor courses with the space of a few months. Here's the brief history of their arrival.
History of the 'Newport Races' at the Marshes
In the first half of the 19th century, the Marshes (Shaftesbury Park) was home to horse racing and the annual Newport Races. This is the history of those races.
Newport's Little Switzerland
For at least 160 years, Little Switzerland has been a spot in Newport known for its ’double view’ of Twmbarlwm and the Bristol Channel. Here’s a potted history of how it developed over time.
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1832 Newport Boundary
An article the Monmouthshire Merlin published in 1832 describing the complete boundary of Newport.
Volume 1, Number 5
Lazy people at the Free Library, a muddy Stow Hill, the Wild West Show digging up Shaftesbury Park, Caerleon protesting at busy buses and what’s on at the cinema in wartime.
Why is Trade Bad in Newport?
It’s no secret that trade in Newport has been in free fall for some time but who‘s to blame? A fascinating letter from 1907 reveals that problem has been around for some time.
Volume 1, Number 4
Twelfth Night festivities and horse racing at Tredegar Park, the price of making a phone call and parents being advised to give their criminal son a ‘thrashing’.
Volume 1, Number 3
Lady Tredegar hands out blankets to the poor, the new St Mark’s Church on Gold Tops is announced and a man is found in the mud of the river Usk with a cask of beer.
Volume 1, Number 2
A 50 mile cycling race, pirated music, a new lighting scheme proposed for Caerleon and new branch post office on Watchhouse Parade.
