Newport calendar shows scenes of Lyceum theatre, trams and Commercial Street on Coronation day

10:40am Tuesday 27th November 2012 in News

DAYS PAST: High Street, in 1959 DAYS PAST: High Street, in 1959

THE 2013 Newport council calendar has been launched at the old art college.

The 12 images were selected by the Golden Bodkins, a group made up of volunteers who regularly give up their time at Newport Museum and Art Gallery, as well as members of museum staff.

All of them have a passion for local history and have been meeting at the museum for the past year.

The pictures chosen include a shot of Newport’s last ever tram in service, the old Lyceum theatre and a bustling Commercial Street decked out in bunting to celebrate the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in May 1937.

The calendar also features background information on each photograph. It is now on sale at the museum, priced £5.99. All proceeds go to the council.

You can contact the Newport Museum and Art Gallery here http://bit.ly/Rg3rBg

 

Comments(11)

rhinestine says...
11:21am Tue 27 Nov 12

What a great place newport once was....not an Immigrant or pound shop in sight!!

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Owain Vaughan says...
12:19pm Tue 27 Nov 12

There have always been thrift shops and there have always been immigrants. Especially the latter in a port town.

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sperduti says...
1:07pm Tue 27 Nov 12

rhinestine wrote:
What a great place newport once was....not an Immigrant or pound shop in sight!!
well said!!!!!!

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Limestonecowboy says...
6:31pm Tue 27 Nov 12

rhinestine wrote:
What a great place newport once was....not an Immigrant or pound shop in sight!!
have you heard the saying 'if you've got nothing good to say...?'

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bobjones2011 says...
4:52pm Wed 28 Nov 12

The pity of it all is, it looks a fantastic and vibrant town in these pictures....not the "vibrant" picture the council and PC brigade try to paint when they describe it these days. I would really like to go back in time to visit Newport how it was back then. Regardless of how you feel about the 'city' these days, I think we all have to agree that it is a shame it's not more like those pictures nowadays.

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GwentVoice says...
11:04pm Wed 28 Nov 12

The proceeds should go to,the traders left in town for all the cr"p this council has dished out to them. I would love a calendar but not if the money goes to the council.

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areyour4real says...
8:51am Fri 30 Nov 12

sperduti wrote:
rhinestine wrote:
What a great place newport once was....not an Immigrant or pound shop in sight!!
well said!!!!!!
You guys are just racist!

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NakedDancer says...
11:41am Fri 30 Nov 12

Such a shame the Lyceum was demolished. It would be a fabulous statement building now.

However, Newport city centre still has most of those great buildings. Its so frustrating there hasn't been a viable master plan.

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Adrian Williams says...
6:45am Sat 1 Dec 12

The first comment should be taken down - this is not a BNP publication

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Ger from the Gaer says...
9:00am Sun 2 Dec 12

Agree with the above post of Adrian Williams. Who exactly is monitoring this website and filtering what goes on it? No one it seems. What those idiots don't realise is that Newport in the first place was largely built by 'immigrants' - from England and Ireland and later from other parts of the world.

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areyour4real says...
8:22am Tue 4 Dec 12

It is obvious no one monitors this site and the comments, it's just a free for all. Some of the comments on this site are disgusting.

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