45 Cross Street
About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information
| Address: | 45 Cross Street |
| Present Occupier: | Abergavenny Bargain Centre |
| Present Owner: | |
| Ground Floor: | Menswear |
| Other Floors: | flat on 1st floor |
| Date when first used by present occupier: |
About the Building
The Crown Inn (1822-1930) was burnt down in 1930 and the site was used Moon’s garage which stood opposite. By 1939 it was known as Jubilee Garage. The site was rebuilt as shop premises in 1968.
Recent History
30 July 2025 : Abergavenny Chronicle feature : property for sale £250K; shop on ground floor, 1st floor flat. Noted shop has now closed
NB : See “Other Information” Section listing adverts which appeared in the Abergavenny Chronicle especially in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s and gives some idea of the large variety of occupiers of this property during that time
Following also sourced from Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980:
From October 1979 : occupier Mrs N E James, “Olde Forge Crafts” Gifts Shop. Fonseca Herbert Solicitors on 1st floor
To 1979 : Mr P Crawford, Gift Shop (source : Mrs James)
1967 : Dudley’s Fruiterers – Greengrocer and fruiterer (source : Thacker), Margarets, Ladies Hair Stylist (Abergavenny Chronicle)
1947 : Champion & Paxton, Jubilee Garage, Shop & House
Previous Occupiers
| Year | Name | Detail | Source |
| 1970 | See “Recent History” | ||
| 1937 | W J Harris | Jubilee Motors & Crown Garage | Kelly |
| 1930 | Publican : John Henry Watkins (1926-1931) | Crown Public House | Car/Npt & Dis |
| 1926 | Publican : John Henry Watkins (1926-1931) | Crown Public House | Kelly |
| 1923 | Publican : Allen Edward Burgess | Crown Public House | Kelly |
| 1920 | Publican : Edward Edwards | Crown Public House | Kelly |
| 1914 | Publican : Griffith Williams Owner Alfred Cook | Crown Public House | Kelly Abergavenny Pubs Frank Olding |
| 1910 | Publican : Edward Peake 1910-1914) | Crown Public House | Kelly |
| 1907 | Publican : Louis John Daley (Landlord Alfred Cooke 1907-1914) | Crown Public House | Kelly |
| 1906 | Publican : Albert Matthews | Crown Public House | Kelly |
| 1901 | Publican : Joseph Williams | Crown Public House | Kelly |
| 1891 | Publican : Frederick Meredith 1891: William Casey 1895 | Crown Inn | Kelly Abergavenny Pubs Frank Olding |
| 1879 | Publican: Mary Ann Proverbs (dealer in heavy goods, from London) | Crown Inn | Thacker |
| 1877 | Owner William Cook (July 1872-1880); Publican Mrs Mary Proverbs 1877 | Crown Inn | Owen Abergavenny Pubs Frank Olding |
| 1871 |
Proprietor : John Price; Publican: Mary Ann Proverbs (1873-1875) |
Crown Inn & Butcher | Kelly Abergavenny Pubs Frank Olding |
| 1865 | Proprietor : Thomas Jones (1862-1865) Owner : George Window 1859-1868) Prop : S Munkley 1868 |
Crown Inn | Webster Abergavenny Pubs Frank Olding |
| 1862 | Proprietor : Thomas Watkins | Crown Inn | Morris & Co |
| 1858 | Proprietor : Robert Smith (1858-1860) | Crown Inn | Slater |
| 1851 | William White Wheeler, Publican & owner (1851-1852) Henry W Hodder, publican 1853; Wheeler & Davies owners 1853 |
Crown Inn | Census Abergavenny Pubs Frank Olding |
| 1850 | Proprietor : George Dawkins (December 1846-1850) Owner : William Price 1850 | Crown Inn | Pigot Abergavenny Pubs Frank Olding |
| 1844 | Proprietor : John Horton (1841-1844) | Crown Inn | Slater |
| 1835 | Proprietor : John Horton Prop : James Cole 1830-1835/owner John Lewis 1839-1840 |
Crown Inn | Pigot Abergavenny Pubs Frank Olding |
| 1822 | Proprietor : James Bennett | Crown Inn | Pigot |
| 1791 | Abraham Llewellin : Owner & Publican 1802 : Prop Charles Fuller |
Crown Inn | Abergavenny Pubs Frank Olding |
| 1787 | Mr Llewellin (Publican) | Crown Inn | Abergavenny Pubs Frank Olding |
Other Information
John Horton (proprietor in 1830s-1850s) also owned the Grocery shop at no.43 Cross Street
Adverts in Abergavenny Chronicle:
(ads for this property can be confusing)
Ad in 1960 for Barrie Evans, Ladies & Gents Tailoring
Ads in 1961, 1962 for Denville J C Stamp & Co, Auctioneers & Estate Agents
Ad in 1967 : for Abergavenny Chronicle, newspaper
Ad in 1969 : for Dudley’s Greengrocers “smart young lady required”
Ad in 1971 : for Berrow’s Newspapers. Also for Halliday Partners, Insurance & Mortgage brokers
Ads in 1972 : for following all at no.45 : Berrow’s newsagents; for L C & R Co, building & landscape contractor “now at 45 Cross Street”; for Abergavenny Copy Service and for F R Young, radio & TV repairs
Ads in 1973 : for following all at no.45 : Chronicle Offices; for “Tele-Ads”; for F R Young, radio & TV repairs and for G & E Morgan, Greengrocers and grocery “under new management”
Ad in 1974 : for Abergavenny Builders Ltd, building and decorating
Ads in 1975 : for following all at no.45 : Abergavenny Builders Ltd, decorating & shopfitters; for Berrow’s Newspaper Ltd; for F R Young, Radio & TV repairs and for Margaret’s, Ladies’ hairdresser.
Also ad in 1975 for No.45A : K.L.N.I, Training Board
Ad in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 : for F R Young, Radio & TV repairs
Also ad in 1975 for No.45B : Executive Stand-by (Wales & West) Ltd, Recruitment Agents
Also ad in 1982 for No. 45A A J McIntosh, Insurance Brokers
Ads in 1984 : for following all at no. 45 : Gwent Tools, tool hire & sale; for Abergavenny Chronicle; for Old Forge Crafts and at No.45A for Abergavenny Consultancy Service, Insurance Broker
Ad in 1986 : for Abergavenny Chronicle
Ads in 1988 : for following all at no. 45 : Abergavenny Chronicle, Newspaper; for Olde Forge Crafts “closing down sale”; for Window on Wales, Welsh crafts and gifts; for Computerwise, computer games (in “Unit 2 above Chronicle”)
Ads in 1989 : for following all at no. 45 : Chronicle Office; for Window on Wales, Welsh clothes and crafts
Also ad in 1989 for No. 45B : Country Copies, secretarial services (Unit 1)
Ad in 1991 : for No. 45A : H J Hobbs, S D Wilkins, dental surveons
Ads in 1993 : for following all at no. 45 : Abergavenny Chronicle; for Moonbeam County Express Ltd, discount leisurewear retailer (opened 11 March); for Tindle Enterprise Centre, office rental
Ad in 1996 : for Classic Phone Co.
Ad in 2000 : for Fireplaces of Distinction
Ads in 2005 and 2006 : for Abergavenny Bargain Centre “designer clothing”
Also ad in 2006 for No. 45B Abergavenny Mind Association : Supported Housing Service office
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