Newport Market Tower Mono
by Steve Purnell
Title
Newport Market Tower Mono
Artist
Steve Purnell
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
This is the tower at the Dock Street end of Newport Market.
Newport Market is a traditional Victorian indoor market. It was built in 1854 in Newport, South Wales and is an early example of a large-span cast iron-frame building featuring a glass-filled barrel roof.
A market building had occupied the High Street end of the site from around 1817 and was extended to the new Dock Street in 1865. In 1885 the Corporation of Newport purchased the site and built the present building.
The foundations for the present office buildings and tower at the Dock Street end were laid in September 1887 and they were opened in May 1889. The High Street end was re-aligned and rebuilt in 1934, and comprised an arcade entrance to the market, shops, and a department store.
An extension at the High Street end was opened in November 1987. It is a Grade II-Listed building situated in the city centre, owned and operated by Newport City Council.
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January 20th, 2017
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