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 City of Newport and (inset) within Wales |
Barnardtown is a small area to the east ofNewport Bridge in thecity ofNewport. It is roughly bounded by Duckpool Road, Church Road and Caerleon Road. It lies within the electoral ward ofSaint Julian's and to the west isRiverside.
The original houses in the area were veryslum-like tight rows with people living in appalling conditions. A local religious man Edward Barnard invested into building small new terraces. A condition of building the "new village" was that there were to be no pubs in the area and the names of the streets are that of church figures, e.g. Morden Road, Canon Street, Bishop Street, &c.[citation needed]
Today the area features the Grade II listedNewport ODEON building andRodney Parade stadium, home ofNewport County A.F.C.,Newport RFC, andthe Dragons rugby franchise. Redevelopment of Clarence Place has been underway with a number of historic buildings either being renovated, such as the ODEON, or for sale, such as historicNewport music venue of the 1990s,TJ's.
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