Newport's Handpost pub
THE Handpost Hotel, on Risca Road, is one of Newport's oldest pubs and came into being roughly during the 1820s.
It was built as a lodge, where postmen would rest before heading off on their journey to deliver post throughout the Welsh valleys.
The Handpost Hotel became a pub sometime between the late 1890s and early 1900s. From the early 1950s to 2001,
The Handpost Hotel was owned by brewery Ansells.
During that period, it was managed by a number of landlords.
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