27-28 Cross Street
About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information
| Address: | 27-28 Cross Street |
| Present Occupier: | 2019: now known as Cross St Convenience Store |
| Present Owner: | |
| Ground Floor: | Mini supermarket |
| Other Floors: | |
| Date when first used by present occupier: |
About the Building
c.1877
Formerly the “Black Horse Inn”
Recent History
Source : Abergavenny Local History Survey 1980:
From 1970: Eric Jenkins : Motorcycle distributor and workshop; office and spare parts storage on other floors
from (not known) to 1970 : F R Ball and Liverpool & Victoria Insurance (source : Mr Horsington)
1947-1967 (1st floor) : F R Bowing : Insurance Company
From (not known) to 1947 : G Watkins : House and shop
Previous Occupiers
| Year | Name | Detail | Source |
| From 1970 | Eric Davies | Motorcycle distributors/workshop | |
| From 1947 -1970 | see “Recent History” | ||
| 1937 | Singer Sewing Machine Co Ltd | Kelly | |
| 1934 | Singer Sewing Machine Co Ltd | Kelly | |
| 1930 | Singer Sewing Machine Co Ltd | Car/Npt & Dis | |
| 1926 | Singer Sewing Machine Co Ltd | Kelly | |
| 1923 | Singer Sewing Machine Co Ltd | Kelly | |
| 1920 | Singer Sewing Machine Co Ltd | Manager : Thomas Hooper | Kelly |
| 1910 | Singer Sewing Machine Co Ltd | Manager : William James Jones | Kelly |
| 1906 | Singer Sewing Machine Co Ltd | Manager : William H Irons | Kelly |
| 1891 | John Evans | Tailor | Kelly |
| 1879 | Robert Davies | Antiques | Thacker |
| 1842-1850 | Daniel “Tanner” | (handwritten addition on Aber.Local History Survey 1980) | |
| 1850 | Ann Trew or Miss Roberts ? | Butcher | (handwritten addition on Aber.Local History Survey 1980) |
| 1835-1842 | John Williams | “auctioneer” | (handwritten addition on Aber.Local History Survey 1980) |
| 1822-1823 | William Daniel ? or Thomas Watkins | (handwritten addition on Aber.Local History Survey 1980) |
Other Information
The Black Horse, nos 27-28 Cross Street
Source : A/4003-0 Indenture dated 6 July 1878 between the Abergavenny Improvement Commissioners and James Watkins of Abergavenny, Builder, for £400, sold him :
“a dwelling house shop passage stable yard and premises situate in Cross Street in the Town of Abergavenny late in the occupation of Emanuel Snook and now vacant and distinguished by the number 27, 27a and 28 …../ in a plan drawn of a certain indenture dated the ….. and the Commissioners …. described and conveyed as “All that messuage tenement thereto adjoining …. in a certain street or Ward called Mill Street Ward …. formerly in the occupation of William Daniel, Butcher and then of Thomas Watkins Glazier And also that other messuage … being in Mill Street Ward …. adjoining the last mentioned messuage formerly in the occupation of Mrs Ann Trew and then of Miss Roberts which said two messuages were formerly one messuage called the Black Horse Public House in the occupation of Ann Alcheson widow and John Williams and were bounded by a messuage formerly of Valentine Williams Blacksmith.”
Except for an area reserved by Commissioners for widening the street a clause allowing James Watkins “…. and his workmen to enter and be on the same for the purpose of pulling down ….. the said materials.”
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