47 Frogmore Street (Previously Old Fountain Inn)

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47 Frogmore Street formerly Old Fountain Inn
Baileys Department store : Closed April 2019

In 2020 windows used for display of furniture from Timothy Oulton

was part of Richard’s Department store

Before and After Images

 

1979/80

 2016


 

About the building

Edwardian imposed on an old shell. (l Hurley)

23 interior walls were removed in 1967/68 to make a new department store.

 

 

Recent history

2020 : sometime during this pandemic year, the windows of the ex Richards Department Store was used for display of furniture from Timothy Oulton (Clearance) (shop in Mill Street)

Bailey’s Department Store from approx 2015 – April 2019 : (part of Baileys Garage and DIY Store on Brecon Rd) : possibly closed due to ongoing roadworks and pedestrianisation of lower end of Frogmore Street which had started in 2018 and still going on mid 2019.

see also entries for no 46. 1938 – 2015 Richard’s

1959: advert. for clerk to “apply in own handwriting”

1956,1957: White Williams & Co, Leicester Temperance Building Society & Richards

1954: White, Williams & Co Insurance & Richards

1952: listed as Richards ironmongers at no 47

1948: F W Richards ironmongers, etc.,

1942: White, accountants, advert. for shorthand typist

1938: F W Richards Avert. for Pye Radios plus other radios

 


 

Previous occupiers

Year

Name

Detail

Source

1947

White Williams & Co

Office

Rate book

1937

Fenwick William Richards

Ironmonger (moved from 53/54)

Kelly

1934

Kelly

1930

 

Car/Npt & Dis

Henry

1926

White Williams & Co

Henry Reuben Jackson

Chartered Accountants

Certified Accountants

Kelly

1923

Kelly

1920

Kelly

1914

Kelly

1910

Kelly

1909

Kelly

1905

Demolished & rebuilt

George Hotel

Kelly

1901

Prop: Charles Parry

Old Fountain Inn

Kelly

White Williams & Co

1895

”      ”      ”

”      ”      ”

Kelly

1891

”      ”      ”

”      ”      ”

Kelly

1884

Kelly

1879

Prop: John Parry

”      ”      ”

Thacker

1877

”      ”      ”

”      ”      ”

Owen

1875

”      ”      ”

”      ”      ”

Mer & Croc

1871

Prop: William James

”      ”      ”

Kelly

> 1868

1865

Prop: David Williams

”      ”      ”

1862

”      ”      ”

”      ”      ”

Morris & Co

1858

”      ”      ”

”      ”      ”

Slater

1850

prop: Thomas Watkins

”      ”      ”

Pigot

1845

Pigot

1844

”      ”      ”

”      ”      ”

Slater

1841

Slater

1835

”      ”      ”

”      ”      ”

Pigot

1834

Pigot

1834

Car/Npt & Dis

1822

Prop: William Evans

”      ”      ”

Pigot

1792

Pigot



 


 

Other information

A picture of the Old Fountain Inn is in the Abergavenny Museum 1834 map.

In 1888, the pub was put up for sale. The particulars include ‘in the occupation of Mr John Parry as yearly tenant, and comprising: Parlour, kitchen, Tap room with bar, Bagatelle room,three bedrooms and cellar, together with yard, shed and stabling at the rear.

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