The Gas Company was established in 1824 and was promoted in part by the Mayor of Newport a Mr William Brewer Esq. The Mill Street site was secured and on the 4th of March 1825, Mr. Breillat of Bristol, was superintend the entire work of reconstruction for the lump sum of £100. Ten public lights and were kept lit with gas from 29th September 1825 for one year. Gas Lighting appears to have been ?rst introduced in Newport was 11th November 1825. Mr William Morgan was the first engineer to the company. Mr. J. Morgan, one of the proprietors, and the conducting manager of the gasworks at Newport in 1826. A Town Hall meeting was called in 1844, due to the poor quality and high price of gas (Monmouthshire Merlin 20th January 1844). In 1843 a Special Act was passed to incorporate the Newport Gas Company, which had a Capital of £9000 split into 360 shares and powers to raise additional capital of £6000. NEWPORT GAS WORKS —In addition to the ten gas ovens at these works, the company are erecting three others, which will enable the contractor to supply a sufficiency of gas for the demands of this rising town. Other improvements at these works are in progression, under the vigilant and experienced eye of one of the proprietors, - a gentleman to whom the town is much indebted” (Monmouthshire Merlin 3rd August 1850). THE NEWPORT GAS WORKS. - A new gasometer has been added to these works, capable of containing sixty thousand cubic feet of gas, which, in addition to the forty thousand in the old gasometer, will be more than sufficient for the present demand, which does not exceed 50,000 feet per day, it will not be found too large when the town of Newport has increased to its anticipated extent. The NEW gasometer Was constructed by Mr. Vicary, of Exeter, and the work proceeded under the superintendence of Mr. Bryan, the secretary of the company. The process of filling with water has been going on during the week, and the gasometer will be in full operation in a few days (Monmouthshire Merlin 5th May 1854). In 1857 considerable extensions of plant were put in hand including a new retort house and a new gasholder and tank, while at the same time considerable extensions of mains were carried out. At this period the Manager’s house was built. Mr. Joseph Brian was manager of the Newport Gas Works in 1858, the same year a new gasholder was brought into use. In December 1872, there was a gas leak in the purifying house from one of the purifiers, which was ignited, the explosion injuring 11 people “South Wales Daily News 6th December 1872). In 1877 the manager of the gasworks was Thomas Canning. There was another explosion in the purifier house in December 1878. In 1883 The Newport (Mon) Gas Company, had authorised share capital of £90,000, in 1881 it had made 119m cu.ft. 15 cp gas from 13,185 tons of coal. (The Cardiff Times 20th January 1883). In 1883 the Capital was £65,000 and Thomas Gratrex, Chairman, Thomas Canning the Engineer and Edward F. Marfleet the Secretary. Vested in the Wales Gas Board from the Newport (Monmouth) Gas Company. The Mill Street gasworks was replaced by the Crindua gasworks. The gasworks were visible on the 1882 to 1973 OS maps.