Willthiswork wrote:NRFC did own RP. It was given to (then) town by the Morgans of Tredegar House. NRFC later bought the land from Newport Athletic Club who purchased it previously.
Yes it was given to the people of Newport (so does that not mean Newport city Council are responsible for the ground and the upkeep and to look after it for the people of Newport) . Please read the following very carefully.
Godfrey Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar
Godfrey Charles Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar (28 April 1831 – 11 March 1913) was a British Army officer and peer.
Godfrey Morgan
1st Viscount Tredegar
Born
28 April 1831
Died
11 March 1913 (aged 81)
Nationality
Welsh
There is painting of Lord Tredegar which was painted in 1910 by George Fredrick Harris (I believe it hangs at Tredegar House in Newport)
Tredegar was born on 28 April 1831 in Ruperra Castle, Glamorganshire, the eldest son of Charles Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar. He was educated at Eton and joined the British Army in 1853.
The painting was Inscription to Godfrey Morgan, the 1st Viscount Tredegar.
When the Crimean War broke out in 1854, Tredegar, aged 22, held the rank of Captain in the 17th Lancers and accompanied his famous regiment to the scene of the great struggle. He was in action at the Battle of Alma and later on 25 October 1854 was in command of a section of the Light Brigade that rode into the 'Valley of Death' at the Battle of Balaclava, which he survived. Godfrey's horse, 'Sir Briggs', also survived, and lived at Tredegar's home, Tredegar House, Newport, Wales until his death at the age of 28. He was buried in the Cedar Garden at Tredegar House (though not with full military honours as is frequently believed). The monument still stands there today, I believe.
In later years, as other members of the Morgan family had been in the past, he became a benefactor to the people of Newport. Large tracts of land were donated to the Newport Corporation for the benefit of the public, including Belle Vue Park, the Royal Gwent Hospital and Newport Athletics Grounds. This earned him the nickname of "Godfrey the Good" among local people. He served as High Sheriff of Monmouthshire for 1858. Tredegar succeeded his father as 2nd Baron Tredegar in 1875.
Thought my research and up until now. I find no evidence to suggest that Rodney Parade, is or was owned by Newport Rugby Club Unless there is someone that can prove me wrong. As I don't live in Newport and they actually have better access to paper work that I'm unable to have access too.
One can never be 100 Percent. So if there is someone in Newport that can help with research please do.