The badly damaged Westgate Hotel, scene of the 1839 Newport Rising, faces an uncertain future. ... Decay threatens historic Chartist hotel. 11 January 2024. Share Save. Nicholas Thomas & Paul Pigott.

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

And now the hotel, which closed in 2000 is set to re-open for the launch of a Chartist-inspired graphic novel, Newport Rising. Dr Adam Coward, data enhancement assistant at the Royal Commission on ...

Many believe they are from shots fired during the city's historic Chartist Rising in 1839. ... David said the Westgate Hotel and its bullet holes were of key historical importance to Newport.

This was the scene of the biggest ever state-sponsored killing on the British mainland, when soldiers burst from Newport’s Westgate Hotel and butchered men marching for their right to vote. It ...

They surrounded the Westgate Hotel, demanding the release of fellow Chartists imprisoned there. In response, troops and special constables opened fire, killing around 22 and wounding many more.

WORK to restore one of the most historic buildings in Newport has been brought to an abrupt end after the leaseholder unexpectedly terminated the lease of the volunteer group which had been bringing ...

Newport Rising Festival which was held on November 2 commemorated the 185th anniversary of the Chartist uprising. ... led by John Frost – marched to the Westgate Hotel in Newport.

Witness testimonies from the Chartist's Newport Rising, the last large-scale armed protest in the UK, have been unearthed after nearly 200 years. | ITV News Wales ...

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 ...

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The badly damaged Westgate Hotel, scene of the 1839 Newport Rising, faces an uncertain future.