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GIs Outside The Red Lion, Stow Hill, World War II

The Red Lion is still there... at the top of Charles Street. Apparently this was was a favourite stopping off place for the GIs. Hardly surprising as at least one group were stationed on the top floor of St Wollos School nearby. Can you identify a...

Commercial Street

WHS&S County Library Series postcard. Great view of Commercial Street and the bottom of Stow Hill.

The Old St Woolos Bells, 1913

From the South Wales Argus, 1999: "In 1913 the eight bells of St Woolos Church were lowered and the octave recast. Two more bells were added when they were re-hung and a further two in 1939. The thirteenth bell, a flat sixth, weighing six and a h...

Charabanc Outside 442 Corporation Road, Late 1920s

A photo kindly sent to us by Alan George who wrote: "This picture shows number 442 Corporation Rd, at the corner of Gaskell Street. opposite the Corporation Hotel. Johns's Newport street directory of 1939 has St Patrick's Catholic Mission Hall sta...

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...

Francis Walter Raikes

(Photo and text from "Who's Who In Newport" 1920.) Raikes, Francis Walter was born at Carleton, Forehoe, Norfolk, and is the son of the late Rev. Francis Raikes, M. A., Rector of Barnham, Broom, Norfolk. He was educated at Haileybury College, in G...

Ralph William Arthur

(Photo and text from "Who's Who In Newport" 1920.) Arthur, Ralph William was born at Newport in 1894, and is the only son of the late W. D. Arthur. Was educated locally, and after leaving school entered the Caerleon Tinplate and Engineering Works,...

Thomas Parry, Mayor of Newport 1907 - 1908

(Photo and text from "Who's Who In Newport" 1920.) Parry, Thomas was born at Llandegveth, near Caerleon. Is an alderman of the Newport Corporation, having been elected a councillor in 1894, and was mayor of the borough for the year ending November...

Edgar Chambers

(Photo and text from "Who's Who In Newport" 1920.) Chambers, Edgar was born in Newport in 1870, and educated at Stow Hill School under E. J. Smith. After leaving school he obtained an appointment with the former Official Receiver in Bankruptcy in ...

Charles Joyce

(Photo and text from "Who's Who In Newport" 1920.) Joyce, Charles was born at Blandford, Dorset, in 1855, was educated locally, and after leaving school was apprenticed to the drapery business in his native town with Messrs. Knight and Backway, Sa...