Newport Civic Centre
Newport Civic Centre is the seat of government for the city of
Newport in
South Wales.
Newport City Council has its main offices located in the
Art Deco building which also includes Magistrates' Courts and a Crown Court complex nearby.
The ceremonial first sod was cut on
July 14 1937 by King
George VI, with the building finally open to the public in 1940.
The Civic Centre contains a collection of 12 murals by the German artist Hans Feibusch. The murals were commissioned in the 1960s and completed in 1964. They depict the history of the City from Celtic times to the building of the
George Street Bridge over the
River Usk.
In recent years, conservation work has been necessary with specialist photographers recording the works prior to detailed restoration work being undertaken.
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