16, 17 and 18 High Street
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16 17 and 18 High Street
Mountain Warehouse
Outdoor clothing & accessories
ditto
Aug 2019
Before and After Images
1979/80
High Street 2016
Nevill Street 2016
About the building
Source : Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980:date of building : 1936.
Nos 16, 17 and 18 were empty for about 7 years before the buildings were demolished and Burtons was built on this site.
Recent history
January 2024 : owners of nos. 19/19a (ex Neon Sheep) which had been empty for 2 years. Work starts on ?linking two shops together ??Aug 2019 : after extensive refit (and retention of listed art deco frontage) Mountain Warehouse moved into this shop (from no. …..
2017 : To rent; emanuel-jones.co.uk agents £85k rent whole building or £65K for ground floor and basement; £87.5K business rates. 2400 sq ft ground floor; 2300 sq ft 1st floor; 300 sq ft basement. Website in May 2018 states “under offer” (?who)
7 October 2017 : After 80 years, Burtons is closing on this site (?Art Deco frontage listed)
Chevron Night Club on first floor of building from 1975 (?don’t think it is still there). It certainly had a chequered past in the 1970s/1980s!
1938 – The building was occupied by Burtons the tailors.
Previous occupiers
Year
Name
Detail
Source
From 1935 :
Burtons (nos. 16-18)
Tailors/gents outfitters
Kelly
1934
E Price (no. 16)
Draper
Kelly
1930
E Price (no.16)
Draper
Car/Npt & Dis
1928
H M Westwood (no.18)
E Price (no.16)
Cycle Company
Draper
Kelly
1923
E Price (no.16)
Westwood (no.17/18)
Draper
Cycles
Kelly
1920
E Price (no.16)
Pipers (no.17)
Thomas Allen (no.18)
Draper
Penny Bazaar
Boot Maker
Kelly
1914
E Price (no.16)
Pipers (no.17)
Thomas Allen (no.18)
Draper
Penny Bazaar
Boot Maker
Kelly
1910
E Price (no.16)
Thomas Allen (no.18)
Draper
Boot Maker (also in Nevill Street)
Kelly
1906
E Price (no.16)
Thomas Allen (no.18)
Draper
Boot Maker
Kelly
1901
E Price (no.16)
Thomas Allen (no.18)
Draper
Boot Maker & leather merchant
Kelly
1895
E Price (no.16)
Thomas Allen (no.18)
Draper
Boot Maker
Kelly
1891
E Price (nos.16/17)
Thomas Allen (no.18)
Draper
Currier & leather merchant
Kelly
1884
E Price (nos.16/17)
Thomas Allen (no.18)
Linen Drapers
Currier & shoe maker
Kelly
1879
E Price (nos.16/17)
Thomas Allen (no.18)
Linen Drapers
Currier & Shoe maker
Thacker
1877
E Price (nos.16/17)
Thomas Allen (no.18)
Linen Drapers
Currier & shoe maker
Owen
1875
E Price (nos.16/17)
Thomas Allen (no.18)
Linen Drapers
Currier & shoe maker
Mer & Croc
1871
E Price (nos.16/17)
Thomas Allen (no.18)
Linen Drapers
Currier & shoe maker
Kelly
1865
E Price (nos 16/17)
Mrs Bruton (no.18)
Linen Drapers & carpet warehouse
Millinery & dress rooms
Webster
1862
E Price (nos.16/17)
Linen Drapers & carpet warehouse
Morris & Co
1858
E Price (nos.16/17)
Linen & wool drapers
Slater
1851
William Woodall (no.18)
Grocer, tea dealer & chandler
Census
1850
Pearce & Price (no.16)
Price (no.17)
Woollen drapers
Linen drapers
Pigot
1835
John Morgan (no.16)
Haberdasher
Pigot & Imp. Commission
Other information
Burtons was started by Montague Burton in 1903 in Chesterfield, when he was aged 18. When he died in 1952, the company was the largest multiple tailor in the world. Since 2002 it has been part of Arcadia Group (source : burton.co.uk)First floor : “Lucania” Billiard Rooms from 1936 to 1975 when it was converted to Chevron Nigh Club, owned by Carpanini who also owned the Beaumont Cafe at 70 Frogmore Street (as a side issue, there is now Carpaninis in Frogmore Street selling food/wine/gifts – assume same family)
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