30 Cross Street

30 Cross Street

About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information

Address: 30 Cross Street
Present Occupier: Pick-a-Pizza
Present Owner:
Ground Floor: Pizza Takeaway
Other Floors:
Date when first used by present occupier:

 

About the Building

See also no. 29 Cross Street

Source : Abergavenny Local History Survey 1980 :

Denners owned from No.29 Cross Street to the Skirrid Cafe, including tenements up the Court between nos. 29-30

 

 

Recent History

See  also no. 29 Cross Street

Source : Abergavenny Local History Survey 1980:

From c.1984    shop selling video tapes etc

From c. 1983 : shop selling children’s wear

From November 1979 to 1983 :  S N Rogers :  kitchen equipment

From1975-1979 : vacant

From ? to 1975 : Brian Searle : Carpet shop

From 1955 – ? : Mrs Mary Jenkins : Dress shop

From 1950 – 1955 : Matthew Hudson : Tailor (note : Mrs Matthew Hudson was Manager of Edison Bakery from 1937 -?)

From 1947 – 1950 : Mr Aisles & Eric Denner : Jeweller and Watchmaker

From 1937 – 1947 : Albert Davies : Barber

 

 

Previous Occupiers

Year Name Detail Source
1937 – 1979 See under “Recent History”
1937 Albert Davies Hairdresser Kelly
1934 W A Lewis Electrical  Engineer Kelly
1926-1928 Evans Bros (at back of no.30 Cross St) Plumbers Kelly
1920 Evans Bros Plumbers, painters & decorators Kelly
1910 Henry Thomas Haviland Plumber & painter Kelly
1906 Henry Thomas Haviland Plumber & painter Kelly
1901 Watkins & Son Plumbers & Glaziers Kelly
1891 Abraham Watkins Plumbers & Glaziers Kelly

 

 

Other Information

1891 : Abraham Watkins also at 28  Cross Street in 1879 (source : Thacker)

In 1856 John Watkins, Plumber of Cross Street (source : record of J Hoskins, builder)

Adverts in Abergavenny Chronicle :

In 1948 : ad for S & A Hiles, Dental  Repair Service at this address

In 1957 : ad for “Mary’s, ladies’ fashion; also Pontypool & Blaenavon”

In 1964 : ad for “Noel John” (no  other information)

From 1968 to 1975 : various ads for Bryan Searle, carpets and furnishings

In 1980 : ad for Cookmate, reject kitchen shop “now open, May 1980).  Ad also in 1981

In 1986 and 1988 : ads for La Belle Pizza, Restaurant

In 1989, 1991,1993 and 2006 : ads for Pick a Pizza, Takeaway Pizzas

 

 

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