42 Cross Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 42 Cross Street Present Occupier: Anatolian Present Owner: Ground Floor: Turkish Restaurant Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier: August 2020   About the Building Early 19th century Hipped slate roof.  Pilasters.     Recent History Aug 2020 : Anatolian Turkish Restaurant; licensee Resul Saritag Had been Magnolia Fish Bar until approx 2018 or 2019 then closed In 1990s (? exact dates) : Known as The Mighty Bite : Fish & Chip & Pizza Parlour (source : ad in Abergavenny Chronicle in 1991) Prior to Magnolia Fish Bar, was known as Nemo Fish Bar (date changed unknown but possibly 2014 From 1960 to at least 1980s : […]

41 Cross Street – Coach and Horses About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 41 Cross Street – Coach and Horses Present Occupier: Coach & Horses Present Owner:  ?(no official website found) Ground Floor: Public House Other Floors: Living Accommodation Date when first used by present occupier:   About the Building Source : Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980: Two linked sections : to the left – main part, two stories,  three windows, upper glazing bars intact.  To the right -three stories in height but ground floor is blank except for carriage door on the right. After 1794, the landlord was paid £7.6.0d for loss of part of his premises when the Mill Street  (East) gateway of the Medieval town […]

40 Cross Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 40 Cross Street – Greco restaurant Present Occupier: Mr & Mrs Greco Present Owner: Mr & Mrs Greco Ground Floor: Restaurant Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier: 1970   About the Building Listed building Grade II listed No: 2404 37-40 Grade II listed on 7th November 1952 See https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300002404-nos37-40-cinsec-cross-street-gwent-abergavenny Source : Abergavenny Local History Survey 1980: Old photographs of 1913 show a very much lower and smaller building on this site – a gable with one tall window and a small attic window above   Recent History August 2025 : Property is empty.  Has this now closed Source : Abergavenny Local History Society 1980:  From 1970 : […]

39A Cross Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 39A Cross Street Present Occupier: Present Owner: Plas Gunter Mansion Cyf Ground Floor: Trust site office temporarily Other Floors: vacant under repair Date when first used by present occupier: 2017   About the Building Part of Gunter House.  16th century Listed building Grade II listed No: 2404 37-40 Grade II listed on 7th November 1952 See https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300002404-nos37-40-cinsec-cross-street-gwent-abergavenny   Source : Abergavenny Local History Survey 1980 Listed ceiling in plaster “cherub’s ceiling”.  Circular staircase.  Old oak doorway and window frames.  Probable old chimney and fireplace. Gas was being installed in 1984. The oak spiral staircase is built out from the north-east corner of the room and projects into the neighbouring house, […]

39 Cross Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 39 Cross Street Present Occupier: Revue Clothing (closed; moved to 7 Cross St) Present Owner: Ground Floor: Menswear Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier:   About the Building Listed building Grade II listed No: 2404 37-40 Grade II listed on 7th November 1952 See https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300002404-nos37-40-cinsec-cross-street-gwent-abergavenny The last landlord of The Cardiff Arms went bankrupt in 1907.  Hereford & Tredegar Brewery sold the building to Thomas Smith Foster (builder of Fosterville Crescent) with view to conversion into shops & residential premises.   It was during this conversion  that secret Catholic chapel dating from the 1670s was discovered in the loft (source : Abergavenny Pubs, Frank Olding 2005) Part of […]

38 Cross Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 38 Cross Street Present Occupier: The Teddy Bear Shop Present Owner: (2018 : appears to be closed) Ground Floor: Retailer of bears Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier:   About the Building Part of the Gunter House Listed building Grade II listed No: 2404 37-40 Grade II listed on 7th November 1952 see www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk 16th century building. Floor level below street level.   Recent History 2018 : Teddy Bear Shop (? since ??) now appears closed, although still bears in window, but piles of mail on floor of shop From 1983 – ??    Streaks Ahead   Hairdresser From 3 July 1978 – 1983 :  Mr & Mrs Colin […]

37 Cross Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 37 Cross Street (part of Plas Gunter Mansion) Present Occupier: Paul & Cheryl Bretherton Present Owner: Plas Gunter Mansion Trust Ground Floor: Dynamite Branding (print/embroider/promotional products) Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier: December 2017 (source ad Aber Chronicle)   About the Building 6th century.  Part of Gunter House Listed building Grade II listed No: 2404 No 37-39a were Grade II listed on 7th May 1952 See https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300002404-nos37-40-cinsec-cross-street-gwent-abergavenny Following from original  Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980: “In 1907, when the builder John Smith Foster bought the whole property, he made a staircase up to the previously-inaccessible attic behind the small window in the gable on the […]

Gunter House The individual properties that form Gunter House have also been covered on separate pages. They can be accessed from the Streets menu or from here: 37 Cross Street 38 Cross Street 39 Cross Street 39A Cross Street To find out more about the restoration of Plas Gunter Mansion see www.plasguntermansion.org.uk Gunter House – from the original Street Survey of 1980 Note that this is the information from the original survey not as the house is set up now under the care of the Plas Gunter Trust who purchased the property with grant aid in 2017. The building needs to be considered as a whole. It is occupied at the moment by: 37. Bosanquet; Just something; Bought 1968 38. Gardiner; Spares and […]

36 Cross Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 36 Cross Street Present Occupier: Gwallt Hair Salon Present Owner: Ground Floor: Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier: Approx December 2021   About the Building Source : Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980  17th century listed building.  In 1947 there were two cottages in Court D (?through the entry)     Recent History 2021 : late in year, date not known  : now Gwallt Hair Salon (run by Angharad) This shop had already closed in 2015, not known how long “The Little Wedding House” (Wedding planning) had been trading here In 2007  : Sirenic Silver, Jewellery shop (?exact dates?)   Was not there very long Source […]

35 Cross Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 35 Cross Street Present Occupier: No. 35 had no records at time of original Survey. It was probably purely residential and had been absorbed by no.36 Cross Street Present Owner: Ground Floor: Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier:   About the Building       Recent History     Previous Occupiers     Other Information The information given on the original Abergavenny Local History Society Survey in 1980, states that “No.35 had no records. It was probably purely residential and has been absorbed by no.36”.     If you have any further information about this property please email alhsresearch@email.com