Memorials & monuments · South Wales

Westgate Hotel entrance

In or near Newport.

♿ Wheelchair accessible

Westgate Hotel entrance — Historic hotel in Newport, Wales.

Westgate Hotel entrance is a memorial in south. (Historic hotel in Newport, Wales.) According to Wikipedia: "The Westgate Hotel, Commercial Street, Newport, Wales is a hotel building dating from the 19th century. On 4 November 1839 the hotel saw the major scenes of the Newport Rising, when 3,000 Chartists, some of them armed, led by John Frost marched on Newport to attempt to secure the release of five of their number who were being held under arrest at the hotel. In the fighting between about 60 soldiers of the 45th Regiment of Foot and police on one side, and a larger number of Chartists on the other, 10-22 Chartists were killed and more than 50 wounded. The hotel is a Grade II listed building."

Coordinates: 51.5876, -2.9964

Sources

osm: n9215028922 (ODbL)
wikipedia: Westgate Hotel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Westgate Hotel.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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