22 High Street

About the building

Source : Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980:

Was a 16th-17th century building with jettied first floor (Thacker).            

Once displayed Birmingham Insurance Company fireplate (in museum).

This company later to become Barclays, provided the town’s first

Merryweather (manual) fire engine, in use in the town until 1921.

 

This site and each side of it cleared to build Pearl building in 1970.

Replica Insurance fireplate dislayed on facade

Recent history

Greggs Bakery moved here in ???

Source: Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980:

From 1989: Neil Niblett & Associates Architects and Building surveying

From 1975: Reddifusion Wales Ltd. (TV sales)

From 1971: British Gas Showroom with        

Pearl Assurance Offices on other floors from 1969

To 1971: Williams & Sons, Tobacconist & wireless

From 1962: Royal Airforce Association Members’ Club

Previous occupiers

Other information

Greggs Bakery : 75 years’ ago,  John Gregg started to deliver fresh eggs and yeast, by push bike, to the families of Newcastle.   Ten years’ later, he opened the first Greggs in Gosforth (still there today).   Now 1700 stores throughout UK (source greggs.co.uk)

Prior to 1876, building owned by Frederick William Lewis of 11 Cross Street.   Occupied in 1875 also by William Watkins, Saddler (source : will of F W Lewis of 11 Cross Street)

Adverts in Abergavenny Chronicle:

1962 : ad for Royal Air Force Association Members’ club

1969 : ad for Pearl Assurance Co Ltd (no.22a)

1975 : ad for Redifusion (Wales) Ltd TV sales

1982/1996/2000 : ads for Neil Niblett & Associates Architects & Surveyors (?upstairs)

 

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