23A, 23 & 25 Monk Street

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23A, 23 & 25 Monk Street

ground floor offices

apartments 

Before and After Images

 1979/80

 2015


 

About the building

No 23 & 25 converted into flats in 1978 by Bagland.

No 23 was the “London Apprentice” Public House. The first recorded publican was Mr Herbert in 1787, followed by Mary Herbert in 1791. In 1808, the Society of Tradesmen & Gentlemen Farmers met here.Bull-baiting took place on the crossroads outside the pub – but around 1817, the magistrates court was held in the pub.

Aldertons Bakery was accessed through the arch in Lower Monk Street.

 

Recent history

1962, 1964, 1968, 1971, 1973: Russell, Baldwin & bright Estate Agents

1975: John Banks & Co, Solicitors

to 1983: Gartside, Harding & Davies, Solicitors

from 1983: Fonseca, Herbert & Co, Solicitors.

1988, 1989: 23A: Golden Valley Finance and Insurance, Advice on Insurance and finance.

1991: 23A: Abergavenny Cycle Centre, bicycle retailer

1993: 23A: Dean’s TV Services, TV Hi-Fi, Satellite, etc

 


 

Previous occupiers

Year

Name

Detail

Source

1942-49

1947

Walter Alderton
H M Taylor

Baker & residence

House & shop

Local knowledge

1937

Walter Alderton

The London Hotel

Baker & residence

Public House

Kelly

1934

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Kelly

1930

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Car/Npt & Dis

1926

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Kelly

1923

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Kelly

1920

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Kelly

1914

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Kelly

1910

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Kelly

1909

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Kelly

1906

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Kelly

1901

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Kelly

1895

Mrs Sarah Jones

The London Hotel

Baker

Public House

Kelly

1891

Charles Rymer Jones

The London Hotel

Baker & Sweets

Public House

Kelly

1884

William Morgan

The London Temperance Hotel

Shopkeeper

Briefly!

Kelly

1879

Charles Massingale

The London Hotel

Grocer

Public House

Thacker

1877

The London Hotel

Public House

Owen

1875

The London Hotel

Public House

Mer & Croc

1873

First known as The London hotel

Public House

Kelly

> 1868

The London Apprentice

Public House

1865

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1862

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Morris & Co

1858

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Slater

1837-1852

1850

London Women’s Friendly Society

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Pigot

1845

Pigot

1844

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Slater

1841

Slater

1835

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(publican Thomas Herbert)

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Pigot

1834-45

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Pigot

1834

Car/Npt & Dis

1822

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Pigot

1792

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Pigot



 


 

Other information

From Mr Ernest Jackson: In October 1900, the National Telephone Company in Abergavenny secured the shop and premises in Monk street previously occupied by Watkins & Co, painters, as a public telephone call office. Subsequently an Exchange was opened here. In September 1900, the Telephone Company were putting up poles in Pen-y-Pound and Father Wray objected very strongly. Both the Post Office and the National Telephone company were erecting poles in Hereford Road in 1903.

In March 1901, the National Telephone Company had undertaken to place telephones free of charge at the two cab ranks, but this did not happen, or was unsatisfactory, as in May 1903, the Abergavenny Chamber of Trade asked the Post Office to connect the cab stands and asked the traders to use the Post Office system.

In July 1901, the Fire Brigade were summoned by the primitive method of sending a police constable to the home of each member of the Brigade.The Chronicle commented that “Telephonic communication would not cost a great deal”.In April 1902, the Post Office authorities undertook to provide and maintain a fire alarm system connecting the Police Station and the Captain of the Fire Brigade and firemen.

The advertisements in the Abergavenny Chronicle show that Messrs Morgan & Evans were the first to realise the value of inserting their phone number in their advertisements. Their number, Abergavenny 27, appeared for the first time in the issue dated August 1902.

In 1911, the National Telephone Company was taken over by the Post Office.

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