57 Cross Street
About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information
| Address: | 57 Cross Street |
| Present Occupier: | St David’s Foundation |
| Present Owner: | |
| Ground Floor: | Charity Shop |
| Other Floors: | |
| Date when first used by present occupier: | 23 August 2005 (opening of shop) |
About the Building
Source : Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980:
Late 18th or early 19th century (Welsh Office)
Brick. Keystone in architraves. Cellars have been filled in. Dentil cornice. Slate roof (Welsh Office)
Recent History
At time of last survey, photograph shows the cafe sign as “Iris’s”
According to adverts in Abergavenny Chronicle, there were various firms of quantity surveyors/accountants at times during 1970s/1980s and 1990s. Assuming these were upstairs offices
c. 1976 Meredith’s Bread Shop (Harry Kear bought Meredith’s but trades under same name)
c.1960s : Alderton – Baker
c. 1939-1955 : Dorothy’s Cafe (D Lewis) – House & Shop
Previous Occupiers
| Year | Name | Detail | Source |
| c.1976 | Meredith’s (see “Recent History”) | Bread Shop | |
| 1937 | W H Butt (residence over shop) | Tailor & Clothier | Kelly |
| 1934 | W H Butt | Tailor & Clothier | Kelly |
| 1930 | W H Butt | Tailor & Clothier (were at no.7 High St in 1926) | Car/Npt & Dis |
| 1926 | William Harwood Staines | Outfitter | Kelly |
| 1923 | William Harwood Staines (from 1920) | Outfitter | Kelly |
| 1920 | Walter Harry Tayler | Outfitters (sole agent for Tress Caps) | Kelly |
| 1914 | Walter Harry Tayler | Outfitter | Kelly |
| 1910 | Walter Harry Tayler | Outfitter | Kelly |
| 1906 | Walter Harry Tayler | Outfitter | Kelly |
| 1901 | Edward Restall & Son | Clothiers | Kelly |
| 1895 | Edward Restall & Son | Clothiers | Kelly |
| 1891 | Edward Restall & Son | Hatter | Kelly |
| 1884 | Edward Restall & Son | Hatter | Kelly |
| 1879 | Edward Restall & Son | Hatter | Thacker |
| 1877 | Edward Restall & Son | Hatter | Owen |
| 1875 | Edward Restall & Son | Hatter | Mer & Croc |
| 1871 | Edward Restall & Son | Hatter | Kelly |
| 1865 | Isaac Restall | Hat manufacturer | Webster |
| 1862 | Isaac Restall | Hat manufacturer | Morris & Co |
| 1858 | Isaac Restall | Hat manufacturer | Slater |
| 1850 | Isaac Restall | Hat manufacturer | Pigot |
Other Information
Source : Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980:
Mrs Butt was the daughter of Delafields, Brewers of the King’s Arms. She lived to be 103
Isaac Restall formerly worked for William and Elizabeth Lewis of no.55 Cross Street and Elizabeth bequeathed him the tools of her trade.
Photograph of Advert (c.1895) “E Restall, Practical Hatter, 57 Cross Street, Abergavenny. Established 1808. Christy’s felt and silk hats. Scarves, Ties, Gloves &c. Paris Hats Cleaned and Re-trimmed”
Adverts in Abergavenny Chronicle:
1938 :ad for W H Butt – clothing and outfitters
1971 : ad for L J Briggs & Evans, quantity surveyors (?was this upstairs)
1982/1984/1988/1989 : ad for Iris’s Cafe – sandwiches/cakes/wedding cakes
1988 : ad for Building Survey Service, from 1 September (?was this upstairs)
2000 : ad for Chat’s Cafe
2000 :ad for Gratton Smith & Co, Accountants (?was this upstairs)
2005 : ad for St David’s Foundation, Charity Shop, opening 23 August 2005
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