Newport Walk: City Centre【4K】
Located in South Wales, around 10 miles northeast of Cardiff, is the city of Newport, or Casnewydd in Welsh.
Geographically Newport lies along the River Usk close to its confluence with the Severn Estuary leading into the Bristol Channel. It was historically a part of the county of Monmouthshire, though now it is its own unitary authority.
The Normans invaded Wales from circa 1081. By the 12th century they had settled in Newport and built a castle on Stow Hill. The remains of this castle are said to be buried underground following a railway tunnel dig in the 19th century. A second castle was built in the 14th century along the River Usk. The ruins of this castle are visible to this day.
Newport was established as a port town from the Medieval era, having outgrown the earlier Roman town of Caerleon (or Isca Augusta as it was known to the Romans) about five miles to the northeast. Newport was the largest coal exporting port in Wales up until the mid 19th century, at which point Cardiff superseded it.
In 1796 the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal from Newport to Pontymoile Basin was opened for the transport of coal and iron. This brought about a boost in prosperity in Newport in the decades that followed. The canal was abandoned in 1962.
In 1839 the Newport Rising occurred. This was the last large-scale armed insurrection in Britain. The conflict took place between the Chartists and Newport Council. Chartism was a working-class movement based on the People's Charter of 1838 which pushed for the right for every man to vote regardless of class, alongside a secret ballot system to protect voter anonymity. John Frost and 3,000 other Chartists marched on the Westgate Hotel. The British Army were deployed to protect the police, although to protest took a turn when the soldiers opened fire on the crowd, killing 22 and injuring many more.
In the aftermath of these events the leaders of the march were convicted with treason and sentenced to death. Following a huge public outcry these sentences were commuted to exile in Australia. Eventually the leaders all received a pardon. A commemorative sculpture of the Newport Rising is seen on Commercial Street just after the 6-minute mark outside the Westgate Hotel where the events took place. It should be noted that the hotel was since demolished and rebuilt in 1884. In 1977 John Frost Square (18-and-a-half minutes in to the video) was completed, named after the Chartist leader in tribute.
On Bridge Street, around the 13-minute mark, there can be seen a statue of Sir Charles Morgan. In the 19th century Morgan helped Newport become a major coal exporter by connecting the old town to the docks and helping set up the Monmouthshire railway.
In 2002 Newport was granted city status in conjunction with the Queen's Golden Jubilee. The other town to become a city that year was Preston.
Newport is represented in sport by Newport County A.F.C. and Newport R.F.C, who play their home games of football and rugby union respectively both at Rodney Parade on the east bank of the River Usk.
Famous people from Newport include actors Desmond Llewellyn and Michael Sheen. Also, the comedy hip hop group, Goldie Lookin Chain, formed in Newport.
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Filmed: 21st July 2021
Link to the walk on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/Je4ChveB5Y9RAk8z6
Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 St Paul's Church
0:07 Commercial Street
6:16 Chartist Sculpture (tribute to the Newport Rising of 1839)
6:22 Commercial Street
6:37 High Street
9:38 Old Green Roundabout
10:12 Upper Dock Street
11:47 Skinner Street
12:50 Bridge Street
12:56 Sir Charles Morgan Statue
13:02 Bridge Street
13:05 Stow Hill
14:23 World War I Memorial
14:34 Stow Hill
16:18 Charles Street
16:26 me being superstitious...
16:31 Charles Street
18:02 Llanarth Street
18:31 John Frost Square
19:13 Usk Plaza
20:30 Newport City Footbridge
21:28 River Usk
21:44 Newport City Footbridge
21:52 River Usk
22:02 Newport City Footbridge
22:10 River Usk
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