What is recorded here

This commemorative plaque records: The Old Town Dock. Crowded river moorings proved inadequate for Newport's expanding coal and iron trade. The first enclosed dock covering over four acres was built in 1842. Extended in 1858 it was filled in in 1931.

Old Town Dock in Newport was a crucial development for the town's industrial growth, facilitating the expanding coal and iron trade in the 19th century by providing an enclosed dock system that replaced inadequate river moorings.

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