Chartist Tower

Chartist Tower is a 53.3 metre tall high rise building in west Newport, Wales. It was built in 1966, and is the tallest building in the city. It is now home to Mercure Newport Hotel by Accor.

Photo: Llemiles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Commercial building
Description: high-rise building in Newport, Wales
Address: 7 Upper Dock Street, Newport, NP20 1DW

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Newport bus station and Riverfront Arts Centre.

Newport bus station

Bus station

Photo: Pwimageglow, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Newport Central bus station is a bus terminus and interchange located in the city centre, Newport, South Wales. It is the largest road transport hub for public services in the county. It is situated on the Newport Market site and the adjacent Friars Walk site.

Riverfront Arts Centre

Arts center

Photo: Gif absarnt, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Riverfront is the principal and newest theatre and arts centre in the City of Newport. It is located on the west bank of the River Usk on the Bristol Packet Wharf in the city centre. Riverfront Arts Centre is situated 540 feet northeast of Chartist Tower.

Church of St Mary

Church

Photo: Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0.

Church of St Mary is situated 360 feet west of Chartist Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baneswell and Barnardtown.

Baneswell

Suburb

Baneswell is an inner-city district in the city of Newport, South Wales. It is in the electoral ward of Stow Hill, and located next to the city centre and Newport railway station.

Barnardtown

Suburb

Barnardtown is a small area to the east of Newport Bridge in the city of Newport. It is roughly bounded by Duckpool Road, Church Road and Caerleon Road.

Barrack Hill

Suburb

Barrack Hill is an area in Newport, Wales, located in the suburb, electoral ward and coterminous community parish of Allt-yr-yn. It is most well known for the Raglan Barracks, which stands on the top of the hill.

Chartist Tower

Categories: building and office
Location: Stow Hill, Newport, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

51.58729° or 51° 35′ 14″ north

Longitude

-2.99514° or 2° 59′ 43″ west

Levels

Height

174 feet (53 metres)

Open location code

9C3VH2P3+WW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 648471302

OpenStreetMap feature

building=commercial

Wikidata ID

Q65079857

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mercure Hotel and Former monastery walls.

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