7 High Street
About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information
| Address: | 7 High Street |
| Present Occupier: | Hey Bargain |
| Present Owner: | |
| Ground Floor: | shop |
| Other Floors: | |
| Date when first used by present occupier: | June 2025 |
About the Building
Information from Abergavenny Local History Survey 1980:
Modern, c. 1930
The graveyard of St John’s Church crossed the site of no. 7 in the direction of the Town Wall. There was also a Norman ditch now beneath the building.
During the first development of Woolworths, a stone coffin was discovered. It is now in the garden of ‘The Nutshell’, Brecon Road. During the second development, the archway of the gateway into the cemetery was exposed. It was outside the old Town Wall and at right angles to it: this showed the cemetery was entered from the area of ‘Traitor’s Gate’. [Source: Mr Horsington]
There is Indian black granite at the base of the columns. [Source: J Perkins]
Recent History
June 2025 : Hey Bargain opened on this site (nos. 7&8 High St), the third store on this site in the space of a year
January 2025 : Maxi-Deals store closed with no notice. Company in liquidation. [Source: Abergavenny Chronicle online 2025 February 28th]
From September 2024 : Maxi-deals.co.uk (registered office in London, established in the Midlands, aiming to open 20 stores this year)
From 19th April 2024 : B&M closed the High Street store and moved to 9 Cibi Walk (shopping precinct) previously site of Wilko (which had also gone into liquidation)
From 2009 In situ 2013 Nov: B&M : Company was formed in 1978. From first store in Blackpool, now has over 700 stores. Opened in Abergavenny on the site of Woolworths at 7-8 High Street in ? year [Source of 2013 date: Google Maps Street View Nov 2013 viewed 10/9/2025] [2009 date Source: Wiki Commons photo dated 18 July 2009 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Former_Woolworths_premises,_Abergavenny_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1406656.jpg viewed 10/9/2025]
To 2008 December 27th : Woolworths went into liquidation and all Woolworths stores closed in 2008/2009 [Closure date Source: South Wales Argus online “Gwent Woolworth’s final day” https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/3871839.gwent-woolworths-final-day/ viewed 10/9/2025]
Occupied once again by F W Woolworth & Co. from 1969 along with number 8.
From 1961 – Aldertons Model Bakeries Ltd.
Occupied by F W Woolworth & Co. from 1937.
Previous Occupiers
| Year | Name | Detail | Source |
| 1937 | F W Woolworth & Co. (with no. 8) | Bazaar (“nothing over 6d”) | Kelly |
| 1934 | F W Woolworth & Co. | Bazaar (“nothing over 6d”) | Kelly |
| 1926 | William Henry Butt | Tailor, outfitter, hatter, hosier and shoe shop | Kelly |
| 1923 | William Henry Butt | Tailor, outfitter, hatter, hosier and shoe shop | Kelly |
| 1920 | William Henry Butt | Tailor, outfitter, hatter, hosier and shoe shop | Kelly |
| 1914 | William Henry Butt | Tailor, outfitter, hatter, hosier and shoe shop | Kelly |
| 1910 | William Henry Butt | Tailor, outfitter, hatter, hosier and shoe shop | Kelly |
| 1906 | William Henry Butt | Tailor, outfitter, hatter, hosier and shoe shop | Kelly |
| 1901 | William Henry Butt | Tailor, outfitter, hatter, hosier and shoe shop | Kelly |
| 1891 | Henry Kendrick | Draper | Kelly |
| 1885 | Williams & Son | Saddler | Kelly |
| 1879 | J George |
Tailor and Draper |
Thacker |
| 1877 | C D Williams | Draper | Owen |
| 1875 | C D Williams | Draper | Mer & Croc |
| 1871 | C D Williams | Draper | Kelly |
| 1865 | John Hopkin Morgan? | Linen draper, hatter, tailor | Webster |
| 1862 | Mrs Ann Jones | Milliner | Morris & Co |
| 1858 | Levi Lowndes | Linen, wool, silk draper | Slater |
| 1851 | Vere Herbert Smith | Silk mercer (employing 2 assistants living in, and 4 servants) | Census |
| 1844 | Vere Herbert Smith | Silk mercer (employing 2 assistants living in, and 4 servants) | Slater |
| 1835 | Vere Herbert Smith | Silk mercer (employing 2 assistants living in, and 4 servants) | Pigot |
Other Information
Information from Abergavenny Local History Survey 1980:
William Henry Butt moved to 57 Cross Street when Woolworths came.
Mrs Ann Jones, Milliner, was probably upstairs. At 53 Cross Street in 1858.
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