Editing Westgate Hotel (section)

==Chartist legacy==
In 1991 three statues, titled "Union, Prudence, Energy" by sculptor Christopher Kelly, commemorating the 1839 Chartist uprising were installed on Commercial Street in front of the hotel.<ref name="BBC John Frost" /> The hotel also featured in the 1978 [[Chartist Mural]] which was demolished during the 2013 development of [[Friars Walk, Newport|Friars Walk]] in Newport city centre. 

The story of the rebellion was reflected in the [[Manic Street Preachers]]' 2014 song [[Futurology (album)|"The View from Stow Hill"]].<ref>[http://www.manicstreetpreachers.com/cat-news/futurology-notes-band/ Notes from the Band]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chartists.net/Newport-rebellion-1839.htm|title=Newport rebellion, 1839 - the battle for the Westgate Hotel|publisher=Chartist Ancestors|access-date=2010-09-30}}</ref>

In July 2019, Our Chartist Heritage announced they would re-open part of the Westgate Buildings for a temporary display. The charity worked with the consortium who own the building, and local Newport graphic artist Josh Cranton, to bring the building up to a viable state for public access, ahead of the anniversary of the Chartist Rising. The interior was repainted and a free display was organised to commemorate the events of the rising.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/17714299.westgate-hotel-to-open-its-doors-for-the-launch-of-newport-rising-graphic-novel/|title=Hotel at the centre of Chartist uprising to open its doors for first time in more than a decade for graphic novel launch|website=South Wales Argus|language=en|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref>