21 Monk Street

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21 Monk Street
Gateway Christian Church

Family Christian Church

20–

Before and After Images

 

 1979/80

 2015


 

About the building

Built as a cinema in 1928.

In the late 1920s, the Coliseum (Lion Street) was the only cinema in town, owned by a local company. It was rumoured that Gaumont British Corporation intended to open another cinema on the Butchers’ Arms site in Frogmore Street. The local company hastily built and opened the Pavilion Cinema, saturating the local market, so that Gaumont dropped their scheme. Demand was insufficient to maintain two cinemas and the Pavilion was closed down.

In 1935, it was modernised and re-opened to coincide with the great event that year, the wedding of the Duke of Kent and Princess Marina. The cinema was painted “Marina Blue” in honour of the event.

It finally closed in the late 1960s, the last film being “The Torn Curtain”.

 

Recent history

1978-1980 used as Pavilion Bingo Hall. Owner: Coliseum & Pavilion Cinema Co., Central Chambers (local Abergavenny company) Mr Bill Sutton, Lion Street. Freehold: J G Thomas & Co Ltd.

First used as a Bingo Hall c 1930-1931.

 


 

Previous occupiers

Year

Name

Detail

Source

1970

Pavilion Cinema

Bingo Hall

Kelly

1937

Pavilion Cinema

Cinema

Kelly

1934

”             ”

Kelly

1930

Samuel Probert

Coach Builder

Car/Npt & Dis

1926

”             ”

”             ”

Kelly

1923

”             ”

”             ”

Kelly

1920

”             ”

also a private house

Kelly

1914

”             ”

”             ”

Kelly

1910

”             ”

”             ”

Kelly

1909

”             ”

”             ”

Kelly

1906

”             ”

”             ”

Kelly

1901

”             ”

”             ”

Kelly

1895

”             ”

”             ”

Kelly

1891

”             ”

”             ”

Kelly

1884

”             ”

”             ”

Kelly

1879

Thacker

1877

Owen

1875

Mer & Croc

1871

Kelly

> 1868

1865

1862

Morris & Co

1858

Slater

1850

Pigot

1845

Pigot

1844

Slater

1841

Slater

1835

Pigot

1834-45

Pigot

1834

Car/Npt & Dis

1822

Pigot

1792

Pigot



 


 

Other information

Previous occupiers at this site, 21 Monk Street:

In 1891, Samuel Probert started his business when he advertised his “New Carriage Factory”.

In 1914, the firm was taken over by Southwood & Roberts who continued building there until at least 1923. Source: Coach-building in Abergavenny, A C S Tucker, Gwent Local History Journal No 55 Autumn 1983.

 

 

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