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The Newport History Society recently came into possession of daybooks, ledgers, correspondence and newspaper cuttings of the late Thomas Pemberton, kindly donated by his niece. They give a fascinating insight into the life of a blacksmith in the twentieth century whose career spanned the vast changes in farming practices from horse-pulled ploughs to full mechanisation. Thomas kept pace and adapted his work from making horse shoes and mending farm machinery to more intricate and creative wrought…

  Documents consisting of minutes of meetings, correspondence, policy documents and savings books of the Association, which ran from 1934 to 1981, were given to the Newport History Society in March 1998 by Geoffrey Robinson of Lloyd and Robinson Solicitors. The Association was formed at a meeting in the Literary Institute on Wednesday 28th March 1934. Tradesmen present were: W.G Hayward (grocer, 18 St Mary St.), J Tucker (ironmonger, 55 High St.), F. W Midgley (confectioner and grocer, 2-5…

Picken Papers  This advertising stamp was found recently in the Picken Papers ( NHS01616) in one of his scrap books In 1873, Picken glued this advertisement into his scrap book and wrote :  “Given by Mr Aston, grocer who succeeded T Collier in the shop called ‘The Lower Bar’. Stamp used by the present T Collier’s grandfather probably 150 years old.”   He also noted that “BB” means “Best Broseley”  The image is an historical depiction of slaves or native American Indians…