Westgate Hotel, Newport

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The Westgate Hotel in Newport is a historic Welsh building best known as the focal point of the 1839 Newport Rising, a major Chartist protest.

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Westgate Hotel, Newport canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic building
hotel
listed building
architecturalStyle Italianate style
Victorian architecture
country Wales
hasCity Newport
hasCommemoration memorial statues of Chartists nearby
plaque commemorating the Newport Rising
hasCoordinates 51.588°N 2.997°W
hasCountry Wales
hasCounty Gwent
hasFacadeFeature arcaded ground floor
balustraded parapet
ornamental columns
round-arched windows
hasFunction hospitality
meeting place
hasHeritageDesignation Grade II* listed building
hasHistoricalEvent Newport Rising
hasHistoricalEventDate 4 November 1839
hasHistoricalSignificance associated with the Chartist movement
site of the 1839 Newport Rising
hasNumberOfStoreys 3
hasPredecessorOnSite earlier Westgate inn
hasRegion South Wales
heritageDesignationAuthority Cadw
heritageDesignationCountry United Kingdom
heritageDesignationReason architectural interest as a prominent Victorian hotel
historic interest as focal point of the Newport Rising
isAssociatedWith Chartism
John Frost
Newport Chartists
linked to: Chartism
isTouristAttraction true
locatedIn Newport
Newport city centre
Newport city centre conservation area
linked to: Newport city centre
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Gwent
Newport (unitary authority)
Wales
locatedInTimeZone Europe/London
locatedNear Newport city hall
Westgate Square, Newport
locatedOn Commercial Street, Newport
materialUsed brick
stone
usedAs coaching inn
commercial premises
hotel
public house
wasRebuiltIn late 19th century

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Newport Rising mainLocation Westgate Hotel, Newport