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This blue commemorative plaque records: Monmouth County Gaol Opened in 1790 to a design by John Howard, closed 1869. Demolished 1884, except Gatehouse, which was the site of public executions on its original flat-roof until 1859. The Chartists were held here in 1840 during their trial in Shire Hall. Carchar Sir Fynwy Fe'i agorwyd yn 1790, yn ôl cynllun John Howard a'i gau yn 1869. Fe'i ddymchwelwyd yn 1884 ar wahân i'r porthdy. To gwastad gwreiddol y porthdy oedd safle dienyddiadau cyhoeddus tan 1859. Cadwyd y Siartwyr yma yn 1840 tra'n sefyll eu prawf. Recorded plaque organisation: Monmouth Civic Society.
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