Former Carpenters pub, High Street, Newport
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Former Carpenters pub, High Street, Newport
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 25 Oct 2009
The Carpenters (previously Carpenters Arms) pub is closed and the building sealed. This is how it looked when open for business http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/782837 4 white notices attached to the metal shuttering declare that all items of value have been removed from the premises. Update February 2010 : the pub has reopened. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1720388 The large sign on the first floor, above the CA of the pub sign, states The Carpenters Arms Without fear of contradiction, The Carpenters Arms is the oldest public house in Newport. It was originally built in 1403, as a meeting place for and by the tradesmen of whom it is named after. In addition to storing a fine stock of natural ale, the cellars also housed those who broke the law. Short term prisoners would serve their sentences here, while more serious offenders would be taken to the county gaol at Monmouth.
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Image Location
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51.589309
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-2.997379