4 Cross Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 4 Cross Street Present Occupier: Halifax – branch closed August 2024 Present Owner: Ground Floor: Bank/Building Society Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier: 1984   About the Building Built in 1835.  The date is moulded in to the gutter heads. Ground floor has original 19th century front with 3 doors, panelling and mouldings.   Regency-style verandah. Glazing bars intact on second floor sash windows. There is a brick arched cellar with its ceiling at street level and on the left=hand side there is a wide, brick arch spanning the room (with extra central support) to carry the passageway above.     Recent History “White Swan” From 1984-2024 […]

3 Cross Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 3 Cross Street Present Occupier: British Heart Foundation Present Owner: Ground Floor: Charity Shop Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier:   About the Building Source :  Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980: 19th century building (ground and first floor earlier) : Source : Welsh Office Mr Horsington says that the top storey was added more recently.  Half-timbering was seen on the first floor frontage during renovations in 1982.   There is a photograph in the museum of The Wheatsheaf, when it was about to close in 1962.   Recent History Source : Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980:From 1977 to ?? date : Owner/Occupier Mr John Philip […]

2 Cross Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 2 Cross Street Present Occupier: Boots Present Owner: Chemist chain store Ground Floor: Shop Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier: 1980   About the Building Listed Building Grade II No. 86887 “Claremont House, 2 Cross Street – this building was Grade II Listed on 11 January 1974: see https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300086887-2-cross-street-abergavenny As no. 1.  Completely rebuilt in 1979-80 but copying the original 18th century frontages (without the chimney stacks) Joined with no.1 since 1920 In 1910 there was also a storage yard in Frogmore Street, next to a butcher’s shop. From the Royal Commission for Ancient Buildings, Aberystwyth : “Small domestic structure independently (sic) built rear of 2 […]

1 Cross Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 1 Cross Street Present Occupier: Grape Tree Health Foods Present Owner: Ground Floor: Retail Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier:   About the Building   Information from Abergavenny Local History Survey 1980:  1979/80 was rebuilt, restoring original 18th century frontage features but without the chimney stacks Date stone – W  1713     D   1 This was the vicarage (or curate’s house) for St John’s Church Was certainly a flannel factory . Part of a loom was left as part of the roof structure and seen by Gwyn Jones, before being demolished.   The street level is raised on this cross-roads . The original street level became the basement […]