Old Town Dock, Newport
(1842-1931)

place and dock

Closed aged c. 89

Commemorated on 1 plaque

The Old Town Dock. Crowded river moorings proved inadequate for Newport's expanding coal and iron trade. The first enclosed dock covering over four acres was built in 1842. Extended in 1858 it was filled in in 1931.

The Malt House, Lower Dock Street (?), Newport, Gwent, United Kingdom where it sited