Some of these incredible archive photos show how much the town of Newport has changed in the last 100 years or so.
This old postcard has very little information with it, but we can tell it is St Nicholas Parish Church from the low end of the High Street, with St Mary's Street's cobblestones visible on the left
Below we've compared some of the spots they show with their modern equivalents to see what has changed - and what hasn't.The church is one of the town centre's most recognisable landmarks and will be familiar to any Novaportan.This postcard photo came with very little information and the date of the picture is unknown - perhaps around 1905.
This old postcard has very little information with it, but we can tell it is St Nicholas Parish Church from the low end of the High Street, with St Mary's Street's cobblestones visible on the leftNewport Carnival has always been a big deal - just take a look at the parade make its way up Upper Bar towards the High Street.
Looking down Upper Bar from outside what is now a Greggs. St Nicholas Church is visible further down the streetThe bridge over Newport Canal wasn't at its best when this photo was taken in 1974 - it had been hit by a car the week before. The canal bridge at the bottom of the High Street, an ancient monument, was damaged badly when it was hit by a car in 1974. County council workers were photographed repairing it the following weekLooking down Upper Bar from outside what is now a Greggs. St Nicholas Church is visible further down the streetYou wouldn't know it from looking at it, but Cosy Hall was empty and unloved for many years before it was restored to its former glory.
Now it is proudly billed as 'Newport's Community Building' and is hired by people from all walks of life every day of the week. Not many people from Newport won't have attended a birthday party or two at Cosy Hall in their time.What does it look like now?Stafford Street being full of shops is obviously not a new development - the caption that came with this picture indicates that the traders were grumbling about the roadworks that they say were affecting business.
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