22 High Street
About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information
| Address: | 22 High Street |
| Present Occupier: | Greggs |
| Present Owner: | |
| Ground Floor: | Baked Goods / Takeaway food |
| Other Floors: | |
| Date when first used by present occupier: |
About the Building
Information from Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980:
Was a 16th-17th century building with jettied first floor [Source:Thacker].
Once displayed Birmingham Insurance Company fireplate (in museum).
This company later to become Barclays, provided the town’s first
Merryweather (manual) fire engine, in use in the town until 1921.
This site and each side of it cleared to build Pearl building in 1970.
When Greggs applied for planning permission for a new shop front in 2008 the plans states, “previous shop front removed by developer”. [Source: Monmouthshire Planning application for proposed new shop front DC/2008/01044 document no: TRE/0234/01 Existing plans and elevations]
The 1979/80 photograph of Nos 23, 24 & 25 shows a plaque below the small windows and the concrete. “Pearl Assurance Company Limited”. Above Nos 22 & 23 on the 1st floor brickwork, “Pearl Assurance House” probably in affixed letters.
Recent History
Greggs Bakery were in situ in 2008 [Source: Monmouthshire Planning application for proposed new shop front DC/2008/01044]
Information Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980:
From 1989: Neil Niblett & Associates Architects and Building surveying
From 1975: Reddifusion Wales Ltd. (TV sales)
From 1971: British Gas Showroom with
Pearl Assurance Offices on other floors from 1969
To 1971: Williams & Sons, Tobacconist & wireless
From 1962: Royal Airforce Association Members’ Club
Previous Occupiers
| Year | Name | Detail | Source |
| 1970 | See “Recent History” | ||
| 1937 | Williams & Sons | Tobacconist & wireless dealer | Kelly |
| 1934 | Williams & Sons | Tobacconist & wireless dealer | Kelly |
| 1930 | Williams & Sons | Saddlers | Car/Npt & Dis |
| 1926 | Williams & Sons | Saddlers | Kelly |
| 1923 | Williams & Sons | Saddlers | Kelly |
| 1920 | Williams & Sons | Saddlers | Kelly |
| 1914 | Williams & Sons | Saddlers | Kelly |
| 1910 | Williams & Sons | Saddlers | Kelly |
| 1906 | Williams & Sons | Saddlers | Kelly |
| 1901 | Williams & Sons | Saddlers | Kelly |
| 1895 | Williams & Sons | Saddlers | Kelly |
| 1891 | W C Williams | Saddlers | Kelly |
| 1884 | W C Williams & Watkin Williams from 1876 | Saddlers | Kelly |
| 1879 |
Mrs Crump |
China Dealer | Thacker |
| 1877 |
William Crump |
China Dealer | Owen |
| 1875 | William Crump | China Dealer | Mer & Croc |
| 1871 | William Crump | China Dealer | Kelly |
| 1865 | William Crump | China Dealer | Webster |
| 1862 | William Crump | China Dealer / toy dealer | Morris & Co |
| 1858 | William Crump | China Dealer / toy dealer | Slater |
| 1851 | William Crump | Glass, china, fishing tackle, tea & coffee & hairdresser | Census |
Other Information
Greggs Bakery : 75 years’ ago, John Gregg started to deliver fresh eggs and yeast, by push bike, to the families of Newcastle. Ten years’ later, he opened the first Greggs in Gosforth (still there today). Now 1700 stores throughout UK (source greggs.co.uk)
Prior to 1876, building owned by Frederick William Lewis of 11 Cross Street. Occupied in 1875 also by William Watkins, Saddler (source : will of F W Lewis of 11 Cross Street)
Adverts in Abergavenny Chronicle:
1962 : ad for Royal Air Force Association Members’ club
1969 : ad for Pearl Assurance Co Ltd (no.22a)
1975 : ad for Redifusion (Wales) Ltd TV sales
1982/1996/2000 : ads for Neil Niblett & Associates Architects & Surveyors (?upstairs)
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