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Board of Directors of the Alexandra Docks and Railway Newport 1914

Sir Henry Mather Jackson, Bt. (Chairman); the Rt. Hon. Lord Tredegar; Leolin Forestier-Walker, Esq., JP; Lieut.-Col. H.E.M. Lindsay, CB, RE; Stanley Baldwin, Esq., MP; W. Bailey Hawkins, Esq.; E. Steer, Esq., JP. Source: "The Alexandra Docks, Newp...

Tug Lady Tredegar

Source: "The Alexandra Docks, Newport" published 1914

The Tredegar Dry Dock Newport Mon

The "Oswestry Grange" (deadweight, 10 000 tons), undergoing repairs in the Tredegar Dry Dock. From "The Alexandra Docks, Newport" published 1914: "This dry dock, which is one of the largest in the Bristol Channel, is situated midway between the...

The Tredegar Dry Dock

The "Kintuck" (deadweight, 8 000 tons), undergoing repairs in the Tredegar Dry Dock, Newport Monmouthshire. From "The Alexandra Docks, Newport" published 1914: "This dry dock, which is one of the largest in the Bristol Channel, is situated midw...

Tredegar Wharves, the River Usk, Newport: showing Steamers discharging

From "The Alexandra Docks, Newport" published 1914: "The repairing quays and wharves have a river frontage of 600 feet, possessing very deep berths, and they can accommodate steamers of almost any size. The wharves are equipped with five locomotiv...

The Red Pond , Tredegar Park, Famous for its Wild Duck

Source: "Who's Who In Newport", The Williams Press Ltd. published 1920.

Henry Charles Parfitt, Mayor of Newport, 1918 - 1919

(Photo and text from "Who's Who In Newport" 1920.) MR. COUNCILLOR HENRY CHARLES PARFITT, the occupant of the Newport Mayoral Chair for 1918-1919, was born at Abersychan, on 16th December, 1858. He is the eldest son of the late Joseph Parfitt, a fo...

John Cory

(Photo and text from "Who's Who In Newport" 1920.) Cory, John is a Cornishman, having been born at Padstow. He is senior partner in the firm of John Cory & Sons Ltd. and Cory's Trading Ltd., with offices at Cardiff, Newport, London, Newcastle-on-T...

Felix Septimus Budd

(Photo and text from "Who's Who In Newport" 1920.) Budd, Felix Septimus - who has resided in Newport for practically all his business life - is a director of Messrs. Budd & Co. Ltd., coal exporters and pitwood importers, and is also a partner in t...

William Miles Blackburn, Mayor of Newport 1909 - 1910

(Photo and text from "Who's Who In Newport" 1920.) Blackburn, William Miles was born at Bassaleg, Mon., in 1854. He is the son of Mr. Edward James Blackburn, and in 1S75 commenced business on his own account as a builder and contractor. He has car...