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Royal Visit To The Orb Iron Works Newport 1944

The royal visitors leaving the plant at a specially cut exit. Photo: "Souvenir of Visit of His Majesty King George VI, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth to the Orb Iron Works (Newport Monmouthshire) of John Lysa...

Queen Elizabeth And Princess Elizabeth During Royal Visit To Newport 1944

Photo: "Souvenir of Visit of His Majesty King George VI, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth to the Orb Iron Works (Newport Monmouthshire) of John Lysaght Ltd" March 29th 1944. Published by Mullock & Sons Ltd.

The Royal Visitors Approaching The Civic Centre Newport March 29th 1944

King George VI, the Mayor of Newport (Councillor HG Barter JP), Princess Elizabeth and Queen Elizabeth. Photo: "Souvenir of Visit of His Majesty King George VI, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth to the Orb Iron ...

Royal Visit To Newport 29th March 1944

On the steps of the Civic Centre... Queen Elizabeth and the Mayor (Councillor HC Barter) in discussion watched by the King and Princess Elizabeth. Left of picture is Newport's Chief Constable Clifford Montague Harris. Photo: "Souvenir of Visit of ...

Newport Town Hall Decorated for the Coronation of King George VI, 1937

Postcard by Crown Studios, 29, Commercial Street, Newport.

Early Family Photo / CDV - Villiers & Sons

This appears to be around the 1870s. For more about the photographers see the link below.

Newport High School - The Old Boys' Memorial Organ With Plaques

The memorial to the past pupils who had died in the First World War was destroyed in a fire which engulfed this part of the school in 1944. The hall (sectioned off by a wall built to form a corridor around it) remained in ruins, open to the sky, unti...

Ceremony At Newport Cenotaph, March 5th 1924.

The Duke of York (Prince Albert, later King George VI) on his first official visit to Newport. On the corner we can see White's Stores run by Mrs S White, grocer, and next to it WH Phillips, tobacconists. Postcard from the private collection of...

David Lloyd George Visit To Newport 1918

Prime Minister Lloyd George visited Newport August 10th 1918. He is pictured here at the entrance to Shaftesbury Park being greeted by munitions workers. Below are two contemporary newspaper reports. The first report outlines the details of his visi...

Floodlit Town Hall - Coronation Of George VI

Newport was lit up by miles of strings of lights for the coronation of King George VI, 12 May 1937. This is one of a batch of photos kindly sent to us by Richard Morgan. They were taken by his father, P. I. Morgan, and date from the mid 1930s unle...