39 Cross Street

About the building

The last landlord of The Cardiff Arms went bankrupt in 1907.  Hereford & Tredegar Brewery sold the building to Thomas Smith Foster (builder of Fosterville Crescent) with view to conversion into shops & residential premises.   It was during this conversion  that secret Catholic chapel dating from the 1670s was discovered in the loft (source : Abergavenny Pubs, Frank Olding 2005)

 

Part of Gunter House

16th century building

This was the main door to the Gunter House

In the 1947 Rate Book there are two tenements at the rear of nos 39 and 39A

(Source : Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980)

 

 

Recent history

From ?? to 2018 : Revue Clothing – moved to 7 Cross St (ex Adela @ 7)

Source : Abergavenny Local History Survey 1980:

From August 1978 – ? date : Mr Terry – Menswear Shop

Date unknown : Gwent Tools – DIY Tool Hire

1967 – ? : Yeoman Miller – Travel Agents

From 1947 – ?date  : Mrs Flower (daughter of Mrs Parry)  – Baby wear

From 1937 – 1947  : Mrs Parry – Confectioner

Previous occupiers

Other information

For more images for the Homer family of the Cardiff Arms click * here *.

 

Source : Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980

Documents and newspaper clippings relating to the Gunter family are housed in the museum

From 1898 – 1907 : Known as the Cardiff Arms

From 1864 – 1898 : Known as the Parrot Inn

In 1822 : Daniel Thomas owned the whole property

Adverts in Abergavenny Chronicle : (these can prove confusing for this property)

ads in 1968/69/71 : Bernard Thorpe & Partners, Estate Agents, plus Monmouthshire Building Society

also in 1969/1970 : advert for Yeomans Miller & Co, Travel Agents

In 1972/1973 : ad for Bryan Searle (carpet retailer) and Yeomans Miller Travel Agents

In 1974 : ad for Yeomans Miller and Bryan Searle (shown as being at nos 30 & 39)

In 1975 : ads for Bryan Searle closing 2 June and moving to Lion Street.  Ad for Yeomans Miller

In July 1978 : ad for Mr Terry Menswear “now open”     (but see Aug 1979 below)

In November 1978 : ad for Criterion Studios, Photographer (also at no.39A)

In Aug 1979 : ad for Gwent Tools

In 1980/81/82 : ad for Criterion Studios

Further ads for Mr Terry Menswear in 1981/88/89/91 and 1993

In 1996 : ad for Kolvox Leisure – computers – special offer on Sony Playstation

 

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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