3 Nevill Street
About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information
| Address: | 3 Nevill Street |
| Present Occupier: | Shackleton’s photographic shop |
| Present Owner: | |
| Ground Floor: | |
| Other Floors: | |
| Date when first used by present occupier: |
About the Building
Listed Building Grade II No: 2447
Grade II listed on 1 November 1974 see https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300002447-no3-nevill-street-gwent-abergavenny
A listed timber framed building.
Late 19th century shop front. Window glazing bars intact at the front.
1810: Public house called The Raven – see No1 Nevill Street. Upstairs rooms used to have numbers on them, said to be from when it was a hotel.The front part was used as a bar, the lockable wire cages in front of the bottle racks were in the cellar.
Human bones were found in the back yard in 1980, thought to come from the graveyard of St John’s church.
Original fireplace uncovered by William Evans during renovations in 1978. Oak staircase and oak floors with 18″ wide boards. Timber structures with rough cut beams revealed. Square stone sink for washing removed to Mr Evans’ home. Gothic window at 1st floor landing level at rear (facing north). (source Mr Evans.)
“Tudor Rose” stained glass window taken to St John’s church.
Recent History
Still extant 2025; in recent years, range expanded to include clocks, telescopes; also Smeg kettles & toasters.
Still selling cameras but the range of transfer of digital photography has expanded to include transferring digital images to eg large format pictures, jigsaws, and any item that can provide a surface for photos
From : ?date Shackleton’s – photographic equipment.
Previous Occupiers
| Year | Name | Detail | Source |
| also 1991 | Border Commercial Sales | Licensed properties & business sales | ALHS |
| 1981-c1991 | William Evans | Estate Agents | alhs |
| 1980 | Peter Brown & Parnaby | Architects (owner & occupier); also William Evans Estate Agent | ALHS |
| 1978 | William Evans | Estate Agent | ALHS |
| 1977-1978 | McQuillam | Solicitors, owner & occupier | ALHS |
| 1947 | F A Cadle | House & shop | |
| 1937 | Henry Practor Cadle | Grocer | Kelly |
| 1934 | Thomas Arthur Cadle | Grocer | Kelly |
| 1930 | T A Cadle & Sons | Grocer | Car/Npt & Dis |
| 1926 | T A Cadle & Sons | Grocer | Kelly |
| 1923 | Thomas Arthur Cadle | Grocer | Kelly |
| 1920 | Thomas Arthur Cadle | Grocer | Kelly |
| 1914 | Thomas Arthur Cadle | Grocer | Kelly |
| 1910 | Thomas Arthur Cadle | Grocer | Kelly |
| 1909 | Thomas Arthur Cadle | Grocer | Kelly |
| 1906 | Thomas Arthur Cadle | Grocer | Kelly |
| 1901 | Thomas Arthur Cadle | Grocer | Kelly |
| 1895 | Thomas Arthur Cadle | Grocer | Kelly |
| 1891 | Thomas Arthur Cadle | Grocer | Kelly |
| 1884 | Thomas Arthur Cadle | Grocer | Kelly |
| 1877 | Edward Morris | Grocer | Owen |
| 1875 | Samuel H Steele | Physician residence over | Mer & Croc |
| 1871 | Samuel H Steele | Physician residence over | Kelly |
| 1865 | Samuel H Steele Phillips & Son & Missess Phillips William James Price |
Physician residence over Upholsterers Chemist |
Webster |
| 1862 | Samuel H Steele/ Henry Thompson | Physician & residence Raven Hotel |
Morris & Co |
| 1858 | Samuel H Steele/ Henry Thompson | Physician & residence Raven Hotel |
Slater |
| 1851 |
Henry Thompson resident
|
Harberdasher & Hatmaker | Census |
| 1810 | William Griffiths Henry John Valentine |
Tailor Shoemaker |
Deeds |
Other Information
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