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Last week's photograph featured Newport bus station. Here's what you had to say:

Joan Sutcliffe, St Julians, Newport:

The picture in Now and then on May 30th is the bus station (Kingsway) under construction in the early 1970’s.

In the foreground is the Red and White/Western Welsh bus depot which, if I remember correctly, was just past the Potters pub in dock street.

On the right of the picture is the then new, Capitol carpark, built approximately on the site of the Capitol Cinema and Fire Station.

On the left is Kingsway and the British Dredging company near the Bristol Packet wharf on the River Usk wharf. Further in the distance is what is now the Newport Centre.

At the end of the bus station in the middle of the picture is The Globe pub ( white gables) on the end of Llanarth street.

All unrecognisable since the building of Friars Walk.

Mary Walker, Newport:

Since I came to Newport in 1969, there have been several changes to bus stations.

The "red and white" station ("then" photo foreground) opened on 24th July 1959. Nowadays, "Stagecoach" buses use the new market bus station.

Newport transport use the latest friars walk bus station as in the "now" photo.

There used to be a bus station in Dock St. on the site of the current market bus station.

Once the work shown in the "then" photo was completed, the Dock St. station closed.

As seen, the bus stands were long and seemed very unsafe at quieter times. The stands were later replaced by bays at right angles to the old stands.

The foundation of a long pedestrian bridge can be seen - we were delighted when this (now derelict) structure ws demolished!

Underneath all the building work once stood the "Austin Friars". The foundations were visible when Friars Walk was constructed.

Dave Woolven, Newport:

Unmistakably the bus station in Kingsway. The photo dates from the 1970s/1980s and shows the 'new' bus station being built - since knocked down & re-built. It is debatable if it was worth the effort! Originally buses were scattered all over the town - Upper Dock St, Caxton Place, Baneswell Rd, Rodney Parade - you had to know where your bus was hiding. The Kingsway bus station was owned by the Western Welsh. On the opposite side of the road is the British Dredging yard on Moderator Wharf, this was originally Newport Sand & Gravel with its forever clattering conveyors & shakers. Just visible in the distance is the George St Bridge which was opened in 1964. In the distant past the canal ran between the road & the river as it wended its way to the docks. Look at the workmen - not a hard hat in sight & doubtful if hi-vis vests had even been thought of.

On May 23 we featured Handiland in Mill Parade, Newport:

Mary Stock, Newport:

This is a picture of Mill Parade, Pill. I lived at number 2 Mill Parade growing up. In the house in the picture lived a family called the Jacksons, next door were the Deacons. Mill Parade was a dry dock for ship repairs - not many can say they had a ship in their street.