26 High Street
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26 High Street
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Monmouthshire County Council
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Before and After Images
1979/80
2016
About the building
Source : Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980:
Demolished in 1977, due to large cracks in the fabric. The area became known as “Red Square” due to the colour of the girders used to shore up the buildings.
There were originally three lock-up shops (see also nos 25 and 25A)
No 26 pre-1978
Recent history
Source : Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980:From 1973 to 1977 : Kaydee (with no.25) : Milliner (advert in Abergavenny Chronicle in 1973 advertises this same named shop as selling “curtains and covers”)
From 1952, also with Gethyn Jones on 1st floor : ladies’ hairdresser (see “Other Information” for adverts relating to this hairdresser’s premises. Appears to have been there for many years under different names but with this same owner – 1961 ‘Mavis Jones’, 1962 ‘Lareine Hairstylists’, 1971 & 72 ‘Mavis’)
In the 1940s : “Dorothy” hat shop and haberdashery; and also at some stage Lyons sweet shop
Summer 2016 refurbishment 
Previous occupiers
Year
Name
Detail
Source
1970
1937
Gas showrooms
Kelly
1934
Gas showrooms
Kelly
1930
E H Davies
House Furnishers
Car/Npt & Dis
1926
E H Davies
House furnishers
Kelly
1923
E H Davies & Co
House furnishers (also in St John’s Lane)
Kelly
1920
E H Davies
House furnishers
Kelly
1914
G R Edwards
Cabinet makers (?until 1921)
Kelly
1910
George R Edwards
Cabinet makers
Kelly
1906
George R Edwards
Cabinet makers
Kelly
1898
George William Shackleton
Chemist (also at 61 Frogmore Street)
Kelly
1895
George William Shackleton
Chemist
Kelly
1891
George William Shackleton
Chemist
Kelly
1884
George William Shackleton
Chemist
Kelly
1879
J P Watkins
Chemist & Druggist
Thacker
1877
J P Watkins
Chemist & Druggist
Owen
1875
J P Watkins
Chemist & Druggist
Mer & Croc
1871
J P Watkins
Chemist & Druggist
Kelly
1865
J P Watkins
Chemist & Druggist
Webster
1862
J P Watkins
Chemist & Druggist
Morris & Co
Other information
Adverts in Abergavenny Chronicle1952 : ad for Gethin Jones, ladies’ hairdresser
1961 : ad for Mavis Jones, hairdresser “requires young lady as improver”
July 1962 :ad for Lareine hairstylists : re-opening after fire; ads in 1964 and 1968 Lareine, proprietor Gethyn Jones
1969 :ad for Lareine Hairstylists : “girl required”
1971/1972 : ad for Mavis, hairdresser
1973 : ad for Kay-Dee, Curtains and covers
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