Along the seaside at Parrog, Newport there are cottages and more substantial houses served by small tracks and lanes. Some of them have walled gardens. Originally there was a small fishing community here, and some of the cottages are probably more than 400 years old. Other cottages were built later by the merchants and mariners of the port. In the 1800's, with the development of the early tourist industry, a number of substantial lodging-houses were built; and from 1850 onwards many of the Parrog holidaymakers came from the South Wales mining valleys.

Source: www.newport-pembs.co.uk web page; early black and white postcard.

RCAHMW, 26th November 2007.