23 High Street
About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information
| Address: | 23 High Street |
| Present Occupier: | Bonmarche (with no.24 High St) |
| Present Owner: | |
| Ground Floor: | Women’s fashions |
| Other Floors: | |
| Date when first used by present occupier: |
About the Building
This has been one building with no.24 possibly after closure of TSB.
Information from Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980:
Site cleared in 1970 for building of Pearl Assurance building. Application for registration of Local Land changes, “demolition of existing two shops and erection of two shops with office accommodation above”. Dated 18 November 1966
Recent History
Information from Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980:
1972 : Winifred’s Hat Shop [Source: Abergavenny Chronicle]
From 21 April 1970 to between 1995 & 1999 : Trustee Savings Bank (this Bank was later taken over by Lloyds in 1995 and Lloyds rebranded TSB in 1999). At this time, the building was owned by Pearl Assurance. Upstairs were the offices of Redifusion (television rental company) [Source: 21 April 1970 Opening Abergavenny Chronicle]
1948: Y.M.C.A. L James was secretary
Previous Occupiers
| Year | Name | Detail | Source |
| to 1970 | Melias | Grocer | ALHS Street Survey 1980 |
| 1937 | Melias | Grocer | Kelly |
| 1934 | Melias | Grocer | Kelly |
| 1930 | Melias | Grocer | Car/Npt & Dis |
| 1926 | Mrs Bracegirdles | Draper | Kelly |
| 1923 | Mrs Bracegirdles | Draper | Kelly |
| 1920 | Mrs Bracegirdles | Draper | Kelly |
| 1914 | Mrs Bracegirdles | Draper | Kelly |
| 1910 | Mrs Bracegirdles | Draper | Kelly |
| 1906 | Mrs Bracegirdles | Draper | Kelly |
| 1901 | Mrs Bracegirdles | Draper | Kelly |
| 1895 | Henry Kendrick | Draper | Kelly |
| 1891 | William Denner | Butcher | Kelly |
| 1884 | David Gwynne | “Lion Shop” Clothier, outfitter, shoes (also at 27 Nevill Street) | Kelly |
| 1879 | William Taylor |
Outfitter |
Thacker |
| 1877 | William Taylor |
Outfitter |
Owen |
| 1875 | Tucker & Taylor |
Clothier |
Mer & Croc |
| 1865 | William Taylor |
Tailor & outfitter |
Webster |
| 1862 | Frederick White |
Boot & shoe maker, clothier |
Morris & Co |
| 1851 | John Morgan | Draper | Census |
Other Information
Bonmarche was founded in 1982 by Parkash Singh Chima on market stalls in Wiltex and Hartley. In 2002, the company was taken over by Peacocks. In 2012, Peacocks went into administration. Bonmarche was then taken over by private investment company. At present, there are 300+ stores in the UK and concessions (source bonmarche.co.uk)
Adverts in Abergavenny Chronicle
1948 : ad for YMCA, L James, Secretary (?assume upper floor, prior to Pearl Assurance building errected)
1970 : ad for Trustee Savings Bank, opening 21/4/70. Further ads in 1979 and 1980
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