55 Frogmore Street
About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information
| Address: | 55 Frogmore Street |
| Present Occupier: | Book-ish |
| Present Owner: | |
| Ground Floor: | Bookshop |
| Other Floors: | |
| Date when first used by present occupier: |
About the Building
Note Edwardian Oriel windows.
Recent History
From 18 May 2023 : Book-ish indie bookshop, Owned by Emma Corfield; main shop in Crickhowell (is this property no. 55 or 55A – owner posted on FB that this shop was no.55A
from ? to January 2023 : Mockingbird (gifts/bags/toys/ornaments) probably victim of pandemic/energy costs/rising prices
to March 2016 Goodies Women’s Fashions
2005, 2006: Waldron’s estate agents (also in Crickhowell & Blaenavon)
2000: Interkal mobile phones
1975-1988: R G Drummond (owner A R Ellis) Chemist’s shop, store rooms above.
1986: also Kestrel records Music, listed as 55A
1981, 1984, 1982: P & O Travel in 55A
1978: Copy shop, photocopying in 55A, also Escombe Gwyn Travel Agent, new advert. in Nov. for P & O Travel
1975: Dartrophy Ltd. Mortgage Broker & Insurance (55A)
1962- 1975: A R Ellis Chemist’s shop. 1967: Geo Oliver Shoes, shoe shop
1958: H T T Roberts Chemist’s shop & house
Previous Occupiers
| Year | Name | Detail | Source |
| 1947 | H G Owen | Chemist, house, shop | Rate Book |
| 1937 | Horace G Owen & H T T Roberts | Chemist, druggist | Kelly |
| 1934 | Horace G Owen & H T T Roberts | Chemist, druggist | Kelly |
| 1930 | Horace G Owen & H T T Roberts | Chemist, druggist | Car/Npt & Dis |
| 1926 | Horace G Owen & H T T Roberts | Chemist, druggist | Kelly |
| 1923 | Horace G Owen & H T T Roberts | Chemist, druggist | Kelly |
| 1920 | Henry Trewern Thomas Roberts | Chemist | Kelly |
| 1914 | Henry Trewern Thomas Roberts | Chemist | Kelly |
| 1910 | Henry Trewern Thomas Roberts | Chemist | Kelly |
| 1906 | Henry Trewern Thomas Roberts | Chemist | Kelly |
| 1901 | Humble, John Bawtree | chemist, druggist | Kelly |
| 1895 | Humble, John Bawtree | chemist, druggist | Kelly |
| 1891 | Humble, John Bawtree | chemist, druggist | Kelly |
| 1884 | Humble, John Bawtree | chemist, druggist | Kelly |
| 1879 | Charles Leonard | Wheelwright | Thacker |
| 1877 | Charles Leonard | Wheelwright | Owen |
| 1875 | Charles Leonard | Wheelwright | Mer & Croc |
| 1871 | Charles Leonard | Wheelwright | Kelly |
| 1865 | Thomas Gwyther | Coach builder | |
| 1863 | Thomas Gwyther | Coach builder | |
| 1835 | George Williams | Coach maker | Pigot |
Other Information
Henry Trewern was also at 61 Frogmore Street.
Mr Humble moved from 58 Cross Street to 56 Frogmore before coming to no 55.
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