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How it looked in days past
How it looks today
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Last week's picture was of Caerleon village, looking at the White Hart pub.
Here's what you had to say:
From the dress this photo of Caerleon High St looks to be Edwardian. Caerleon was the home of the 2nd Augustan Legion and the town is full of their remains. The cameraman is standing in the Square, the buildings haven't changed in 100 years - Richardson the Family Butcher became - in later years - a DIY and general store where they couldn't do enough for their customers. To the cameraman's right shoulder is a very small WW2 air raid shelter. To the left of the camera is Cross Street, on the corner of which is the Bull Inn with its distorted stone window frames. Behind the camera the road leads to the Endowed School founded 1724 by Charles Williams, opposite the school is the Roman Museum and St Cadoc's Church. A little further on is Goldcroft Common where drovers held cattle overnight on their journey to market. Caerleon was a quiet village outside Newport, now it has changed - now part of Newport, it is an overflow for Newport and with the developments and estates, it has lost its quaint charm
Dave Woolven, Newport
This is Caerleon village. The coffee shop on the corner was a lovely hard-work shop, selling almost anything. The pub is still there now on a one way system.
Mary Stock, Newport
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