55 Frogmore Street

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Present Occupier:
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Date when first used by present occupier:

Book-ish 

55 Frogmore Street

book shop


Before and After Images

 

1979/80

 2016


 

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

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Kelly

1930

”           ”

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Car/Npt & Dis

1926

”           ”

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Kelly

1923

”           ”

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Kelly

1920

Henry Trewern Thomas Roberts

Chemist

Kelly

1914

”           ”

Kelly

1910

”           ”

Kelly

1909

Kelly

1906

”           ”

Kelly

1901

Humble,

John Bawtree

chemist, druggist

Kelly

1895

”           ”

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Kelly

1891

”           ”

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Kelly

1884

”           ”

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Kelly

1879

Charles Leonard

Wheelwright

Thacker

1877

”           ”

Owen

1875

”           ”

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Mer & Croc

1871

”           ”

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Kelly

> 1868

1865

Thomas Gwyther

Coach builder

1863

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1858

Slater

1850

Pigot

1845

Pigot

1844

Slater

1841

Slater

1835

George Williams

Coach maker

Pigot

1834-45

Pigot

1834

Car/Npt & Dis

1822

Pigot

1792

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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