Pillgwenlly

The town of Newport developed around its Norman motte, and the castle which replaced it in the Middle Ages around the 14th century. However evidence exists of early use of the area around Pillgwenlly by boats, albeit with no other development identified. By the late 18th century, the Monmouthshire Canal Act brought extension of the canal from the town to the southern mouth of the Usk. This brought commercial interest, with the founding of wharves in the early 19th century but with little residential development. Newport grew as a port thanks to the significant mineral exports of the five valleys, shipping significant volumes of coal. The area was soon limited by its capacity and the Town…

Pillgwenlly retains significant examples of 19th and 20th century architecture, predominantly centred around buildings that served the shipping trade as well as housing for workers and buildings for traders. The area has two conservation areas, Lower Dock Street and the Cattle Market. The skyline of Pillgwenlly is dominated by the Newport Transporter Bridge built in 1906 to facilitate trade on the River Usk and access between Pill and the east side of the river. , opened in 1906]] ]]The Waterloo Hotel is a Grade II listed building and is a good example of an early-20th-century public house, with a surviving interior of exceptional quality. The corner of the building has a cantilevered…