With the steelworks, docks and industry booming so did city centre shops and there are some we remember fondly.
Venturing into ‘town’ on a Saturday morning Woolworths, Dixon, C&A and Wimpy burger restaurant were a familiar sight.
Littlewoods, Marks and Spencer and British Home Store were the three big names in the town, along with the adjacent Boots and Wildings department store.
The development of Kingsway Centre from a Tesco to a shopping centre in the 1980’s heralded a ‘mall’ style shopping experience. By 2015 the city centre was redeveloped again with Friars Walk at its heart.
Despite losing the city’s mural feature, Newport residents will remember Frankie Lodge belting out a tune as he busked near the tunnel’s entrance.
Take a walk down memory lane with some of these pictures from some of the forgotten shops of Newport’s 1980s heyday.
