50 Cross Street

About the building

Source : Abergavenny Pubs Frank Olding : The Queen’s Head (formerly the Old George Inn)

Source : Abergavenny Local History Society  Survey 1980:

The building was demolished in about 1932 for road widening, but the site was partly included in the new no.51.  The new building has Swedish green marble fascia panels.   (There is an additional semi-legible handwritten comment  “….. & ….. travertine maroc (…..) formed by volcanic hot springs.  J Perkins”)

 

See also 51 Cross Street

Recent history

Closed until November 2020 when open as Angel Bakery (previously across the road in small premises in Lower Castle St)

Optic Shop from ?? to May 2019 when the site closed and Optic Shop moved to ground floor of ex Vine Tree/Grasshoppers in St John Square

With no. 51 Cross Street – shop/offices of South Wales Electricity Board from 1932 until ?1990s/early 2000s?

December 2016 : Part ground/1st floor advertised To Let by Astleys Chartered Surveyors (Swansea)  : “Flexible First Floor accommodation previously trading as a hair salon”  Entrance lobby on ground floor with the first floor given as net internal area of 1,014 sq.ft.  Rent offers in region of £8,500pa

July 2017 : 1st floor  Beauty Central UK Ltd – a plc registered at 50/51 Cross Street, incorporated April 2017,with one director – Sofia Afsar

Previous occupiers

Other information

Following from Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980:

From agreement in Gabb Collection D.591.7.165:  1733 : John Jones of Kevencoed (sic) Llanvetherine with Roger Yarnold, plumb and glazier of Abergavenny  “Messuage with stable, garden and backsides …. knows as “the Old George” situated in Old George Street, Abergavenny

D.591.17.63:     1815 : Mortgage : Morgan Walbeoff late of Llanarth, now of Llanfapley and William Hiley of Llanwenarth

……. called the Old George, afterwards the Queen’s Head with malt house, stable and additional buildings built by Roger Yarnold as amply as John Rees occupied them as tenant to Joseph Harrison.   Also messuage adjacent (i.e. 51) in occupation of Thomas Powell as tenant, abutting Cross Street-Monk Street – The Town Wall – the messuage in occupation of Richard Williams now John Rees to one in occupation of Miss Lewis, Milliner, late of Thomas Richard, Timber merchant and lately conveyed by Isaac Wyke and Joseph Harrison to John Morgan of Abergavenny, Currier.”

(these would be the houses behind no.52 see plan on that sheet)

1862 D.591.3.54:    John Theophilus Wilson of Ty Mawr, Llanvapley, Philip Walbeoffe, late of Ty Mawr, now of Abergavenny.    “Messuage called the Old George or Queen’s Head, now in occupation of William Griffiths, draper and the Misses Trotter, malsters, as tenants thereof.

(see also no. 51 Cross Street)

adverts in Abergavenny Chronicle:

1942/1948/1952 : ad for Wibberley & Co Ltd, selling poultry, spice, corn dealers (also at Tithe Barn)

1954 : ad for nos 50/51 South Wales Electricity Board,  Electricity Showromms

1956 : ad for nos 50/51 : Electricity Showrooms

1962 : ad for South Wales Electricity Board Offices/Showrooms – Change of office accommodation, transferred from Brecon Road 6 July 1962

2000 : ad for nos 50/51 : Optic Shop Opticians

 

 

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