DO you recognise this Newport scene?

If so, share your memories of the area over the years by commenting here, by writing to Sarah Wigmore, Editorial, South Wales Argus, Cardiff Road, Maesglas, Newport, NP20 3QN, or by emailing sarah.wigmore@gwent-wales.co.uk

Last week's picture was of the corner of Beaufort Square and St Mary's Street in Chepstow (below). Here's what you had to say:

South Wales Argus:

This is Beaufort Square, Chepstow. The photo dates from around 1910 - the shop has a public telephone. The name Chepstow is Old English for Market Place, in the late 1700s the Square was known as the Beast Market (cattle market) & it was here that they had the pillory & whipping post. In the Square was the WW1 memorial & a naval gun from a submarine. Off to the right was Herbert Lewis's department store where you could get coffee & cakes - on the wall of the café area was the mechanism driving the big outside clock. The works were behind glass so that you could see all the wheels turning. Sadly, Chepstow - like so many other places - is suffering - Herbert Lewis has gone & there are many empty shops. When I was last in Chepstow, I also noticed that the friendly & welcoming atmosphere had gone. Will it ever come back?

Dave Woolven, Newport