45 Cross Street

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Address:
Present Occupier:
Present Owner:
Ground Floor:
Other Floors:
Date when first used by present occupier:

45 Cross Street
Abergavenny Bargain Centre
??
menswear

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Before and After Images

 

 1979/80

 2015


 

About the building

The Crown Inn (1822-1930) was burnt down in 1930 and the site was used Moon’s garage which stood opposite.  By 1939 it was known as Jubilee Garage.    The site was rebuilt as shop premises in 1968.

For more information about the Crown Inn click *here*

 

Recent history

NB : See “Other Information” Section listing adverts which appeared in the Abergavenny Chronicle especially in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s and gives some idea of the large variety of occupiers of this property during that time

Following also sourced from Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980:

From October 1979 : occupier Mrs N E James, “Olde Forge Crafts” Gifts Shop.  Fonseca Herbert Solicitors on 1st floor

To 1979 : Mr P Crawford, Gift Shop  (source : Mrs James)

1967 : Dudley’s Fruiterers – Greengrocer and fruiterer (source : Thacker), Margarets, Ladies Hair Stylist (Abergavenny Chronicle)

1947 : Champion & Paxton, Jubilee Garage, Shop & House

 


 

Previous occupiers

Year

Name

Detail

Source

1970

See “Recent History”

 

1937

W J Harris

Jubilee Motors & Crown Garage

Kelly

1934

 

1930

Publican : John Henry Watkins (1926-1931)

Crown Public House

Car/Npt & Dis

1926

Publican : John Henry Watkins (1926-1931)

Crown Public House

Kelly

1923

Publican : Allen Edward Burgess

Crown Public House

Kelly

1920

Publican : Edward Edwards

Crown Public House

Kelly

1914

Publican : Griffith Williams  Owner Alfred Cook

Kelly

Abergavenny Pubs Frank Olding

1910

Publican : Edward Peake 1910-1914)

Crown Public House

Kelly

1907

Publican  : Louis John Daley (Landlord Alfred Cooke 1907-1914)

Crown Public House

Kelly

1906

Publican : Albert Matthews

Crown Public House

Kelly

1901

Publican : Joseph Williams

Crown Public House

Kelly

1891

Publican : Frederick Meredith 1891: William Casey 1895

Crown Inn

Kelly

Abergavenny Pubs Frank Olding

1879

Publican: Mary Ann Proverbs (dealer in heavy goods, from London)

Crown Inn

Thacker

1877

Owner William Cook (July 1872-1880);  Publican  Mrs Mary Proverbs 1877

Crown Inn

Owen

Abergavenny Pubs Frank Olding

1871

Proprietor : John Price;  Publican: Mary  Ann Proverbs (1873-1875)

Crown Inn & Butcher

Kelly

Abergavenny Pubs Frank Olding

1865

Proprietor : Thomas Jones (1862-1865)  Owner : George Window 1859-1868)

Prop : S Munkley 1868

Crown Inn

Webster

Abergavenny Pubs Frank Olding

1862

Proprietor : Thomas Watkins

Crown Inn

Morris & Co

1858

Proprietor : Robert Smith (1858-1860)

Crown Inn

Slater

1851

William White Wheeler, Publican & owner (1851-1852)

Henry W Hodder, publican 1853;  Wheeler & Davies owners 1853

 

Crown Inn

Census

Abergavenny Pubs

Frank Olding

 

1850

Proprietor : George Dawkins (December 1846-1850) Owner : William Price 1850

Crown Inn

Pigot

Abergavenny Pubs Frank Olding

1844

Proprietor : John Horton (1841-1844)

Crown Inn

Slater

1835

Proprietor : John Horton

Prop : James Cole 1830-1835/owner John Lewis 1839-1840

Crown Inn

Pigot

Abergavenny Pubs

Frank Olding

1822

Proprietor : James Bennett

Crown Inn

Pigot

1791

Abraham Llewellin : Owner & Publican

1802 : Prop Charles Fuller

Crown Inn

Abergavenny Pubs Frank Olding

1787

Mr Llewellin (Publican)

Crown Inn

 Abergavenny Pubs
Frank Olding

 


 

Other information

John Horton (proprietor in 1830s-1850s) also owned the Grocery shop at no.43 Cross Street

Adverts in Abergavenny Chronicle:
(ads for this property can be confusing)

Ad in 1960 for Barrie Evans, Ladies & Gents Tailoring

Ads in 1961, 1962 for Denville J C Stamp & Co, Auctioneers & Estate Agents

Ad in 1967 : for Abergavenny Chronicle, newspaper

Ad in 1969 : for Dudley’s Greengrocers “smart young lady required”

Ad in 1971 : for Berrow’s Newspapers.   Also for Halliday Partners, Insurance & Mortgage brokers

Ads in 1972 : for following all at no.45 : Berrow’s newsagents;   for L C & R Co, building & landscape contractor “now at 45 Cross Street”;    for Abergavenny Copy Service and for F R Young, radio & TV repairs

Ads in 1973 : for following all at no.45 : Chronicle Offices;   for “Tele-Ads”;   for F R Young, radio & TV repairs and      for G & E Morgan, Greengrocers and grocery “under new management”

Ad in 1974 : for Abergavenny Builders Ltd, building and decorating

Ads in 1975 : for following all at no.45 : Abergavenny Builders Ltd, decorating & shopfitters;   for Berrow’s Newspaper Ltd;   for F R Young, Radio & TV repairs and for Margaret’s, Ladies’ hairdresser.

Also ad in 1975 for No.45A : K.L.N.I, Training Board

Ad in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 : for F R Young, Radio & TV repairs

Also ad in 1975 for No.45B : Executive Stand-by (Wales & West) Ltd, Recruitment Agents

Also ad in 1982 for No. 45A A J McIntosh, Insurance Brokers

Ads in 1984 : for following all at no. 45 : Gwent Tools, tool hire & sale;   for Abergavenny Chronicle;  for Old Forge Crafts and at No.45A for Abergavenny Consultancy Service, Insurance Broker

Ad in 1986 : for Abergavenny  Chronicle

Ads in 1988 : for following all at no. 45 : Abergavenny Chronicle, Newspaper;   for Olde Forge Crafts “closing down sale”;   for  Window on  Wales, Welsh crafts and gifts;  for Computerwise, computer games (in “Unit 2 above Chronicle”)

Ads in 1989 : for following all at no. 45 : Chronicle Office;  for Window on Wales, Welsh clothes and crafts

Also ad in 1989 for No. 45B : Country Copies, secretarial services (Unit 1)

Ad in 1991 : for No. 45A : H J Hobbs, S D Wilkins, dental surveons

Ads in 1993 : for following all at no. 45 : Abergavenny Chronicle;  for Moonbeam County Express Ltd, discount leisurewear retailer (opened 11 March);   for Tindle Enterprise Centre, office rental

Ad in 1996 : for Classic Phone Co.

Ad in 2000 : for Fireplaces of Distinction

Ads in 2005 and 2006 : for Abergavenny Bargain Centre “designer clothing”

Also ad in 2006 for No. 45B  Abergavenny Mind Association : Supported Housing Service office

 

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