10 and 10A Frogmore Street
About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information
| Address: | 10 and 10A Frogmore Street |
| Present Occupier: | Now replaced by 1 Cibi Walk – T.G. Jones |
| Present Owner: | |
| Ground Floor: | stationers/crafts |
| Other Floors: | |
| Date when first used by present occupier: | October 2025 |
About the Building
Listed Building Grade II in 1984: originally 17th century, refronted early 19th century. Tall 3 storey frontage with centre and right hand pilasters incised coursing and plain band to stucco on left, pebble dash to right. Slate roof, boxed out eaves, brick stack to left gable which is slate hung, rubble and brick to right gable end. Three windows, double hung sashes with glazing bars, windows to first floor with decorative margins and key blocks. Overall modern fascia to spearate shop fronts, 19th century double fronted shop with slender columnettes to left. Twin storey gabled ranges at the rear with cemented walls and upper casement windows. W Wing has roof timbers with “wern hir” stops (Fox & Raglan). Remains of stone tiles under present slated roofs.
There was an old cobbled yard at the rear and the outbuildings, including a granary had been demolished.
There was an appeal against the listing by Associated Planning Consultants 10-14 Macklin Street London WC2B 5NF: Welsh Office ref CL 33/560.
Recent History
From October 2025 :T.G. Jones, Stationers/crafts
[Modella Capital, which also owns the craft business “Hobbycraft” bought all
W.H. Smith’s high street stores in April 2025. Smiths has kept its stores inside
railway stations and airports. [Source: Abergavenny Chronicle).
T.G. Jones is not derived from any individual but was invented by Modella to
sound similar to “W.H.Smith (Source : Wikipedia) ]
From date unknown – October 2025 : W.H. Smith’s Stationers
[site replaced by 1 Cibi Walk in date unknown]
Previous Occupiers
| Year | Name | Detail | Source |
| 1971-1980 |
Martins Jewellers
|
new shop opened October 1971. In 1978 they were celebrating 50 years in business | ALHS |
| 1969-70 |
No. 10 Douglas Welsh
No. 10A Jefferies & Son |
Martin the Jewellers | Local knowledge |
| To 1969 | Tailor Seed & Corn Merchants |
||
| 1964 | No. 10 Douglas Welsh | Tailor | ALHS |
| 1937 | No. 10 Douglas Welsh | Tailor | Kelly |
| 1934 | No. 10 Douglas Welsh | Tailor | Kelly |
| 1930 | No. 10 Douglas Welsh | Tailor | Car/Npt & Dis |
| 1926 | No. 10 Douglas Welsh | Tailor | Kelly |
| 1923 | No. 10 Douglas Welsh | Tailor | Kelly |
| 1920 | No. 10 Douglas Welsh | Tailor | Kelly |
| 1914 | 10A Jeffreys & Son | Corn & seed merchants | Kelly |
| 1906 | Stead & Simpson | Boot & shoe manufacturers | Kelly |
| 1901 | Straker & Co | Boot & shoe warehouse | Kelly |
| 1891 | George James 10A David Scott |
Grocer Confectioner |
Kelly |
| 1882 | Bought by Daniel Ruther? | Fruiterer & grocer | Kelly |
| 1879 | Daniel Ruther | Fruiterer & grocer | Thacker |
| 1877 | Daniel Ruther | Fruiterer & grocer | Owen |
| 1875 | Daniel Ruther | Fruiterer & grocer | Mer & Croc |
| 1871 | John Michael | Auctioneer | Kelly |
| 1865 | William Havard | Grocer | |
| 1862 | William Havard | Grocer | Morris & Co |
| 1858 | John Havard | Painter, decorator | Slater |
| 1851 | Simon Andrus (a John Michael is listed in the 1851 census at 20 Monk Street as a malster) | Master ironmonger, employing 9 men & 2 boys | Census |
| 1850 | John Michael | Tea dealer & grocer | Pigot |
| 1835 | Simon Andrus (probably at the back of the property) | Ironmonger | Pigot |
Other Information
The Martin family of Martins the jewellers, played leading roles in the production of amateur drama and musical productions in Abergavenny after the Second World War.
An old Derringer pistol was found during the demolition of the granary at the rear. Two match boxes marked “Royal Welsh Matches” – The Crown Match Works, Cardiff.
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