6A Frogmore Street

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6A Frogmore Street
Vape Escape

opened 26 September 2020

 

Before and After Images

 

 1979/80

 2016


 

About the building

see also no 6.

It was the bar of the Golden Lion before 1914.

From the Gloucester Journal Tuesday December 5 1732:  (Taken from Monmouthshire Medley vo II ed Reginald Nichols.

To be let immediately in the town of Abergavenny. The ancient Lyon Inn, now newly rebuitl, containing five rooms of the first floor and seven on the second and third floors each; also two cellars, one Brewhouse, two stables, a large garden and backside, and three pieces of meadowland therunto adjoining. Note: it may be let in two tenements, one for tradesmen, the other for an Inn. It stands convenient for travellers to and from Brecon, Carmarthen and north Wales.

Enquire of Mr Daniel Price, Apothecary in Abergavenny aforesaid, Mr Hugh Price of Llanvihangel-Yestern-Lewern, or of John Crofts, bookseller in Monmouth.

In a newspaper cutting of around 1906, now in Gwent Archives, the author states that on an old map made in 1760, there was a fives court in this area and at the rear of this was the Pig Market.

 

Recent history

26 Sept 2020 :  Vape Escape opening

From ?? to 2019 : Various mobile phone shops, latterly “Go Mobile” closed 2019.  To let via emanuel-jones.co.uk at 25k pa

1993 Thoughts ladies wear opening 20th July

1978, 1979, 1980, 1982: Card-n-Wool, ground floor and first floor sale of wool & greetings cards.

1964, 1967:Bradley’s men’s wear

1962: Bradley’s (Chester) Ltd., Experienced Female assistant required

1960, 1961: Bradleys clothing, workwear

1958,1959: Bradleys Men & boys clothes

1957: Bradleys, menswear/workwear

1956: Bradleys, Boys and girls wear (school uniform)

1952, 1954: Bradley’s men & boys outfitters

1948:Bradley’s (Chester) Ltd, boywear

Formerly part of the Golden Lion.

 


 

Previous occupiers

Year

Name

Detail

Source

1947

Bradleys

shop & premises

Rate book

1937

Bradley’s

Gentleman’s Outfitters

Kelly

1934

Kelly

1930

Car/Npt & Dis

1926

1926: The Ministry of Labour also was here 1923-1926 & from 1914-1927 upstairs

Kelly

1923

Kelly

1920

Kelly

1914 (Aug)

Kelly

1910

As for Golden Lion

Kelly

1909

Kelly

1906

Kelly

1901

Kelly

1895

Kelly

1891

Kelly

1884

Kelly

1879

Thacker

1877

Owen

1875

Mer & Croc

1871

Kelly

> 1868

1865

1862

Morris & Co

1858

Slater

1850

Pigot

1845

Pigot

1844

Slater

1841

Slater

1835

Pigot

1834-45

Pigot

1834

Car/Npt & Dis

1822

Pigot

1792

Pigot



 


 

Other information

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