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Newport Factoids #19 – Market Cells

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Would you spend a night under the market?

Underneath Newport’s indoor market are corridors full of cells. These cells, while often rumoured to have been used for people, were more likely to have been used for livestock and storage. But still, you probably wouldn’t want to be left down there alone!

By Richard “Cookie” Cook

Written by: Kym Frederick

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