What is recorded here

This blue commemorative plaque records: Newport Town Hall Stood with its imposing clock tower on this site from 1842 to 1960. The office transferred to the new civic centre in 1950. Field-Marshall Sir Bernard Law Montgomery addressed the citizens from its gallery when granted the freedom of the town in 1945. Recorded plaque organisation: Newport Civic Society.

Newport Town Hall, standing from 1842 to 1960, served as a civic center and hosted significant events such as Field-Marshall Sir Bernard Law Montgomery's address to the town in 1945.

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