Vegetation on the Westgate Hotel is causing water damage and a collapsed ... The last large-scale armed rising in Wales saw soldiers clash with Chartists marching for voting rights.

Shattered glass and broken bits of wood line the floors of the once-beautiful ballroom upstairs in the impressive Westgate hotel. Previously a bustling hub of life in the heart of a Welsh city ...

In 1839, 22 men were shot dead by the authorities outside the Westgate Hotel on Commercial Street during the uprising, Wales Online reports. Led by John Frost, the Chartists marched to Newport ...

“The troops were sent down to the Westgate Hotel and were waiting behind closed shutters for the Chartists to arrive,” Mr Drewett said. “That is where the confrontation took place.

But because the pillars at the Westgate Hotel have moved since 1839, this complicates matters. The building, which saw the battle between the Welsh Chartists and the soldiers of Queen Victoria ...

Records show that the march was led by John Frost, Zephaniah Williams and William Jones, and when the Chartists arrived at the Westgate Hotel, they were faced with 500 special constables and ...

On November 4, 1839, several thousand Chartists, carrying arms, marched into Newport, Wales. They surrounded the Westgate Hotel, demanding the release of fellow Chartists imprisoned there.

although their belongings and priceless Chartist artefacts remain inside. The Westgate Hotel has been around since the Chartist Uprising of 1839 (Image: Newsquest) In a statement posted to their ...

In 1839, on November 4, thousands of chartist supporters – led by John Frost – marched to the Westgate Hotel in Newport. On the cold night, more than five thousand ordinary workers gathered in ...

On Monday, November 4 in 1839 thousands of Chartist supporters – led by John Frost – marched to Westgate Hotel in Newport hoping to liberate comrades that they believed were imprisoned in the ...

Councillors approved enforcement plans to try protect the Westgate Hotel, which was at the centre ... rising in Wales saw soldiers clash with Chartists marching for voting rights.