The foundations for the office buildings and tower at the Dock Street end were laid on 13 September 1887 and they were opened by the then Mayor of Newport Henry Faulkner on 1 May 1889.

[citation needed] The High Street end was re-aligned and rebuilt in 1934, and comprised an arcade entrance to the market, shops, and a department store, Hills & Steele.

An eclectic selection of Art and Craft stalls, coffee shops and hairdressers were located upstairs alongside the Jerome Gatehouse Collection Military band archive and a huge matchstick model of the Newport Transporter Bridge.

[2] Food and drink outlets include Deli Bach, Dirty Gnocchi, Meat and Greek, Rogue Welsh Cake Company, Seven Lucky Gods and The Greedy Bear.

"[6] Loft Co drew the plans in the style of their previous work on Cardiff's Tramshed, Barry's and Porthcawl's Jennings Building.

In 2019 it was subject to a planning application for a £12m scheme to provide a mixed use[7] site with a tech hub, apartments, and market units, as well as restaurants.

The market was officially reopened by Newport City Council leader, Jane Mudd, at a ceremony on Thursday 17 March 2022.