| Newport House | |
|---|---|
 Newport House | |
| Location | Dogpole, Shrewsbury |
| Coordinates | 52°42′27″N2°45′04″W / 52.7076°N 2.7510°W |
| Built | 1696 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Designated | 17 November 1995 |
| Reference no. | 1270999 |
  Shown in Shropshire | |
Newport House, formerly the Guildhall, is a former municipal building in Dogpole, Shrewsbury, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. [1] The boundary wall is separately listed. [2]
The site on which the current building stands had previously been occupied by a 16th-century mansion known as Castle Gates House, which was dismantled and moved to a new location near Shrewsbury Castle. [1] [3] The current building, which was designed for Francis Newport, 1st Earl of Bradford, was completed in 1696. [1] A porch with the Doric columns was added in the 19th century. [1] Newport's grandson, Henry Newport, the 3rd Earl, leased it to Anne Smyth who became the mistress of William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath. [4]
The house was then passed down through the Pulteney family until it was inherited by William Pulteney who lived in it for a few years in the early 19th century, when he was serving as the local member of parliament. [4] In 1810 Earl of Darlington successfully laid claim to the Pulteney Estate after the Countess of Bath died intestate in 1808. [5] Newport House was then bought by William Hazledine, a Coleham ironmaster in 1821 and subsequently acquired by a Mr John Hughes in the 1840s. [4] In the late 19th century it served as the home of Edward Burd, a surgeon at the Salop Infirmary. [4] [6]
In 1917 Newport House was acquired by the municipal borough of Shrewsbury, which had previously used part of the Shire Hall in the Market Square as its meeting place. [7] The building continued to be the local seat of government after the enlarged Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council was formed in 1974 [8] until the council decided to move to modern facilities at Frankwell Quay in Frankwell in 2004. [9] The opportunity was taken at the time to carry out an archaeological survey which identified a sherd dating back to the late Saxon era. [10] Newport House was subsequently converted back for residential use as a family home. [11]
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