5 Nevill Street

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5 Nevill Street, St John’s House
George Davis & Co
George Davis & Co
Solicitors Offices

1957

Before and After Images

 

1979/80

2016


 

About the building

This property was jointly owned and occupied with no 7 and partly no 9 until 1858

Description in 1810: [the previous part of the description applies to no 7] “And also the dwelling adjoining to the said dwelling with the yard and outbuildings thereto and which for many years previous to 1972 were in occupation by JOAN MORGAN widow and since which time the upper apartments thereof were occupied by Robert Morgan Kinsey till his death and since occupied by his widow and the lower apartments first occupied by Messrs.HILL, KINSEY & Company, Bankers and since and now by the said THOMAS HILL the elder  SAMUEL HOPKINS & LEWIS OSBORNE as co-partners in the ABERGAVENNY BANK. All which said messuages tenements and dwelling houses all situated in ROTHER STREET or NEVILL STREET in Abergavenny bounded on the South or South-West side by a dwelling house and garden late of Reverend JOHN WILLIAMS clerk deceased late in the occupation of Mr JOHN ALLPRESS and now of WILLIAM THOMAS DAVIES. On the North or North-West side by the dwelling house called “THE RAVEN” now or late in the respective occupation of WILLIAM GRIFFITHS tailor and HENRY AND JOHN VALENTINE, shoemakers and backwards by the garden formerly in the occupation of Mr JOHN ANDRUS maltster deceased, …………..GRAFTON, Catholic Priest and his undertenants. And fronting on the said Rother Street together with 2 pews or seats in St Mary’s Church.”

Built well before 1754 (Gabb manuscripts)

Advertised in 1901: To let no 5 Nevill Street. 2 sitting rooms, kitchen, scullery, larder, etc., on ground floor. Also 5 bedrooms, ballroom etc., above. Apply Dr William Steel, 7 Nevill Street.

Description in 1930: Messuage, dwelling house, outbuildings and yard.

 

Recent history

1962:  R G Davies, advertisement for shorthand typist.1930 – 1957: owned by A M Cunliffe, Solicitor, together with nos 7 & 9.

From 1957: Robert George Davies, Solicitor who moved from St John’s House at no 26 Nevill Street.

1931: occupied by Messrs Parsons & Jolliffe 1947: E Boyt (occupier of house and shop)

 

see also information for nos 7 & 9.

 


 

Previous occupiers

Year

Name

Detail

Source

1970

see recent history

 

1937

A M Cunliffe

Solicitor

Kelly

1934

”       ”

Kelly

1930

Parsons & Jolliffe

Dentist

Car/Npt & Dis

1927/8

1926

Beverley Burton

”           ”

Kelly

1923

Malcolm Beverley Burton

Dentist & residence upstairs including upstairs of No 7

Kelly

1921

Harry Hudson Evans

Dentist

Kelly

1914

”         ”         ”

Kelly

1910

”         ”         ”

Dentist & commercial residence

Kelly

1909

Kelly

1906

”         ”         ”

”         ”         ”

Kelly

1901

John Aldridge

High Bailiff of County Court

Kelly

1895

Kelly

1891

Charles Berry Williams

Residence

Kelly

1884

Sold by S H Steel

to William Dyne Steele

Deeds

1884

James Edward Hill

Residence (house, outbuildings & yard)

Thacker

1877

Samuel Hopkins Steel

Surgeon

Owen

1875

”         ”         ”

Mer & Croc

1871

Kelly

> 1868

1865

Elmes Yelverton Steel

Surgeon (residence 57 Frogmore Street)

1862

”         ”         ”

& Samule Hopkins Steel

”         ”         ”

(residence over 3 Nevill Street)

Morris & Co

1858

Slater

1851

Samuel Jones

Tanner

Census

1845

Pigot

1844 – 1930

owned by William Dyne Steel

Deeds

1841

Slater

1838

Miss Reynolds

Resident

Pigot

1834-45

Pigot

1834

Car/Npt & Dis

1822

William & Thomas Steel

Surgeons

Pigot

c 1810

 

c 1792

T Hill, S Hopkins & L Osborne

Hill, Kinsey & Co

Abergavenny Bank

Bankers

Deeds

Deeds



 


 

Other information

For more details of the Deeds for 5, 7 and 9 Nevill Street click * here *

In 1794 Hill, Kinsey & Co, Bankers, were the first Treasurers for the Improvement Commissioners (minutes of Improvement Commissioners).

Samuel Hopkins was the son of Thomas Hopkins who with Benjamin Pratt and Thomas Hill began the Blaenavon Ironworks in 1788/ They had long associations with the iron trade and founded the largest ironworks in South Wales based on Midlands investment. Hill was also a banker.  Thomas Hill the younger was responsible for the tramroad from Blaenavon to the Llanvihangel Railway in about 1818. Lewis Osborne was steward to the Earl of Abergavenny.

The Abergavenny Bank moved to no 10 High Street by 1822 as HILL,HILL & OSBORNE & Co. Bankers.

1931: George William Dover bought the garden, ground and premises known as the “Priest’s Garden” with buildings and shed at the rear of St Michael’s Hall, at the rear of no 7 and the right of way through the archway and along the lane or path from Frogmore Street to Baker Street (now 7 Corners Lane).

1957: Mr George Davies moved here from the original St John’s House (no 26 Nevill Street) in Bull Square, now demolished.

 

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