38 Cross Street
About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information
| Address: | 38 Cross Street |
| Present Occupier: | The Teddy Bear Shop |
| Present Owner: | (2018 : appears to be closed) |
| Ground Floor: | Retailer of bears |
| Other Floors: | |
| Date when first used by present occupier: |
About the Building
Part of the Gunter House
Listed building Grade II listed No: 2404
37-40 Grade II listed on 7th November 1952 see www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk
16th century building. Floor level below street level.
Recent History
2018 : Teddy Bear Shop (? since ??) now appears closed, although still bears in window, but piles of mail on floor of shop
From 1983 – ?? Streaks Ahead Hairdresser
From 3 July 1978 – 1983 : Mr & Mrs Colin Gardiner – Electrical Repairs. (later Spares & Repairs at 25 Cross Street)
From 1952-1978 Mr Terry – Gentleman’s Hairdresser (at time of previous survey this had moved to 52 Cross Street)
to 1952 : Miss Mary Lewis – Confectioner
Previous Occupiers
| Year | Name | Detail | Source |
| 1970 | See “Recent History” | ||
| 1937 | Mrs Mary Irene Lewis | Confectioner | Kelly |
| 1934 | Mrs Mary Irene Lewis | Confectioner | Kelly |
| 1930 | Mrs Mary Irene Lewis | Confectioner | Car/Npt & Dis |
| 1926 | Mrs Bessie Parry | Confectioner | Kelly |
| 1923 | Mrs Bessie Parry | Confectioner | Kelly |
| 1920 | W J Maidment | Confectioner | Kelly |
| 1914 | W J Maidment | Confectioner | Kelly |
| 1910 | Charles Powell | Deeds | |
| 1906 | William Powell | China & Glass Dealer | Kelly |
| 1901 | William Powell | China & Glass Dealer | Kelly |
| 1895 | William Powell | China & Glass Dealer | Kelly |
| 1879 | E Harrhy | Thacker | |
| 1871 | Mrs Roberts | Deeds | |
| 1851 | ?Henry Tudor | Post boy | Census |
| 1822 | William Walden Richard Phillips | Deeds |
Other Information
In 1948 Mary Augusta Enoch, confectioner and tobacconist lived at nos.38/39 Cross Street and William Charles Patty and Edward Watkin, army pensioners, lived in a cottage behind as sub-tenants (source : Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980 – source : Deeds
In 1822, Deeds show that William Walden paid a yearly rent of five pounds for his rooms
Adverts in Abergavenny Chronicle:
ad in 1956 : Wyman & Son Ltd (no mention of what this was)
ad in 1957 : E H Hodges “Special Christmas display” (no mention of what this was) (local knowledge : Hodges were a menswear shop in a different property at a later date – not known if this is the same retailer)
ad in 1972 : Linden Alcock – Estate Agents, Surveyors, Auctioneers “new branch office). Further ads 1973/74/75
ad in 1978 : William Evans & Co : Estate Agents (October 1978 : no.38 was “Spares & Repairs”)
ads in 1979/80/81 : Spares & Repairs, repair of electrical appliances; “iron soleplate polishing service”
ad in 1993 : P&M Music : saxophone specialist rental, clarinets, flutes
Source : coflein.gov.uk
re nos 37-40 Cross Street (Gunter House) : “One building 16th century rubble stone, stucco, 2 storey. Rear mullion and transome windows. Formerly Parrot Inn. Interior oak, circular stairs. Medieval frescos and carving 16th/17th century plaster ceiling. Wallpaintings; Magi (in oils) on ceiling of private chapel: Graffiti and date 1640. Above window to Cross Street “L.H.S” within rays; cherubs. East wall : date 1640 (Roman figures?). Fragments of floral trellis design”
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