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A View of the Westgate Hotel & Mayor's House, Newport

Ref: P/17657 < >

Physical Attributes
Technique: Lithograph
Dimensions: 305 x 405 mm

Location
County: Monmouthshire
Location: Newport

Production
Date: 1839

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Bibliographic References

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The aftermath of the Chartists uprising in Newport. 8,000 protesters had marched on the Westgate Hotel, where fellow Chartists were being held prisoner. Soldiers, ready and waiting to attack, killed 22 men, dispersing the crowd after outbreaks of fighting and violence.




Antique Lithograph - "A View of the Westgate Hotel & Mayor's House, Newport" published 1839.