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Woman in Factory Uniform? Nurse?

A White House Studios (Newport, Mon.) postcard. Probably dating from around the First World War. Do you know what this uniform was worn for?

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...

WW1 Artillery, Beechwood Park, Newport

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 unless stated otherwise.

Colonel James Williams

James Williams was born in Cardiff on 15th March 1847, the son of David Williams, a boot and shoe maker and publican. He commenced work as a clerk in the office of Messrs Heath, Evans, & Co., at Cardiff Docks. In the 1861 census James was a coal merc...

Brynglas House around 1900

Bryn Glas, or Brynglas House, was built in 1834 for brothers Edward and John Allfrey who owned the brewery in Newport Castle. By 1841 industrialist James Jamieson Cordes was living there. He opened the Dos Works in 1857, a nail factory employing many...

Brynglas House around 1900

Bryn Glas, or Brynglas House, was built in 1834 for brothers Edward and John Allfrey who owned the brewery in Newport Castle. By 1841 industrialist James Jamieson Cordes was living there. He opened the Dos Works in 1857, a nail factory employing many...

Brynglas House around 1900

Bryn Glas, or Brynglas House, was built in 1834 for brothers Edward and John Allfrey who owned the brewery in Newport Castle. By 1841 industrialist James Jamieson Cordes was living there. He opened the Dos Works in 1857, a nail factory employing many...

Brynglas House around 1900

Bryn Glas, or Brynglas House, was built in 1834 for brothers Edward and John Allfrey who owned the brewery in Newport Castle. By 1841 industrialist James Jamieson Cordes was living there. He opened the Dos Works in 1857, a nail factory employing many...

William Russell Brown, GI, Stationed At Lord Tredegar's Estate WW2

April Van Valkenbury kindly sent us this photo. She wrote: 'My grandfather, William Brown, who just passed away at age 97, loved to tell us his stories of being a young, WWII Army member. For a time, he was stationed at Lord Tredegar's estate, and...