57 Frogmore Street

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

57 Frogmore Street
Barclay’s Bank Ltd

Bank

Offices

around 1920

Closed in 2024

Before and After Images

 

1979/80

 2016


 

About the building

The new facade was finished in 1892. (Date on front) A Georgian Pedimental house. Photo in Abergavenny Museum. The new frontage was added to the old building. Constructed of golden Bath stone, with panels of pennant sandstone and a red sandstone base. (J Perkins)

Residence of Gen Kinsey on 1834 map. In 1839 rate book, the land stretched from Lewis’ Lane to Baker Street.

 

Recent history

May 2024 : Barclays closed their branch after almost 100 years. Another one of the many hundreds of bank branch closures being repeated throughout Britain

1988: Barclay’s Bank Ltd

!978: 57A, advert. for shorthand typist for White Williams & Co Barclay’s Bank Chambers

1975, 1973: 57A, White Williams & Co Chartered Accountants Barclay’s Chambers

 


 

Previous occupiers

Year

Name

Detail

Source

1970

Barclay’s Bank Ltd

Kelly

1937

”            ”

Kelly

1934

”            ”

Kelly

1930

”            ”

Car/Npt & Dis

1926

”            ”

Kelly

1923

”            ”

Kelly

1921

United Counties Bank

Kelly

1914

”            ”

Kelly

1910

”            ”

Kelly

1909

Kelly

1906

Birmingham District & Counties Bank

Kelly

1901

”            ”

Kelly

1895

”            ”

Kelly

1891

”            ”

Kelly

1884

1881

Elmes Yelverton Steele

Surgeon General member Royal College of Surgeons

Kelly

Census

1879

Elmes Yelverton Steele (d. 1881, chairman local magistrates in 1871)

Surgeon

Thacker

1877

”            ”

Owen

1875

”            ”

Mer & Croc

1871

”            ”

Kelly

> 1868

1865

”            ”

1862

”            ”

Morris & Co

1858

”            ”

Slater

1850

”            ”

Pigot

1845

”            ”

Pigot

1844

”            ”

Slater

1841

”            ”

Slater

1839

”            ”

Mansion, gardens & stables

Pigot

1834-45

Pigot

1837

Gen W Kinsey

Residence

 

1805

”            ”

 

1792

Pigot



 


 

Other information

Residence of Robert Morgan Kinsey, attorney, sheriff in 1798,during the latter part of 18th century. Before 1792 he moved to 7 Nevill Street where Mrs Joan Morgan Kinsey, widow (his mother?) lived in the apartments, now no 5, and his brother General William Kinsey of the Madras Army, came to live here until he died in 1837.

William Kinsey was the grandfather of Elmes Yelverton Steele (who had a son of the same name) who continued to live here until at least 1879 (and whose wife came from the West Indies), and William Steele, who both founded familes of doctors who took a prominent position in the town, and their tradition continued until recent times.

William lived at no 7 Nevill Street which was part left to him by Samuel Hopkins, the ironfounder in 1817. (Thacker & deeds of no 7 Nevill Street).

Bradney states that bear baiting took place opposite this house.

 

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