Nostalgia: Handpost Hotel, Newport, through the years
Newport's Handpost pub THE Handpost Hotel, on Risca Road, is one of Newport's oldest pubs and came into being roughly during the 1820s. It was built as a lodge, where postmen would rest before heading off on their journey to deliver post throughout the Welsh valleys. The Handpost Hotel became a pub sometime between the late 1890s and early 1900s. From the early 1950s to 2001, The Handpost Hotel was owned by brewery Ansells. During that period, it was managed by a number of landlords.
Source: southwalesargus.co.uk