70 Frogmore Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 70 Frogmore Street Present Occupier: Miles Morgan Travel Agent Present Owner: Ground Floor: Travel agency Other Floors: Accommodation Date when first used by present occupier:   About the Building This is the beginning of Frogmore Street which was outside the North Gate.     Recent History 1977: Principality Building Society Branch Office 1967: The Beaumont Cafe Restaurant ‘newly opened’ (Abergavenny Chronicle) 1963- 1977: L. Carpanini, Beaumont Cafe 1962: Victor Freed, Electrical Goods, Special purchase 4.1cu ft HMV Polar Star Refridgerator 20.6.1962. 1959: Leslie’s Stores Ltd, furnishers, radio & TV specialists, Hoover agents. 1958: Masters, Men’s & boy’s clothes + Leslie’s Stores, grand opening with Lenny the Lion, 28.11.1958 1952: […]

69 Frogmore Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 69 Frogmore Street Present Occupier: Vodafone     Closed June 2024 Present Owner: Ground Floor: Phone shop Other Floors: Accommodation Date when first used by present occupier:   About the Building Early 19th century frontage with no indication of earlier fabric and may have been rebuilt with no 68, although that has different spaces between the windows. Twentieth century shop front.   Recent History 2024 : June : this branch of Vodafone closed 1986: Bread n’Cheese, Deli, opened 22 Sept. 1982, 1981: F R Ball (Insurance) Ltd 1978 – 1980 Bradford & Bingley Building Society (Agency), Insurance Offices,  owner v Wandworth & D H Thomas 1975, 1974, : F R Ball […]

68 Frogmore Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 68 Frogmore Street Present Occupier: Principality Building Society Present Owner: Ground Floor: Offices Other Floors: Accommodation Date when first used by present occupier:   About the Building The lane between nos 68 & 69 leads to 7 Corners partly along the ditch of the Town Wall. (excavations by Abergavenny Archaeology Society) Narrow buildings against the town wall, once the workshops of George Harris, cabinet maker and Boer War soldier, then Witcherly, painter & Hooper, plumber. Early nineteenth century frontage with no evidence of older fabric and is possibly rebuilt.May have been built together with no 69 but the windows have slightly different spaces bewteen them. Twentieth century shop front.     […]

67 Frogmore Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 67 Frogmore Street Present Occupier: Specsavers Opticians Present Owner: Ground Floor: Opticians Other Floors: Opticians Date when first used by present occupier:   About the Building The records of this building appear to apply to no 67. The current users stated that they are no 66. The current no 67 is behind and was listed on the original survey as no 66.     Recent History 2006, 2005: Specsavers opticians 2000: Specsavers opticians, Advert: “celebrating 10 years at this site” June 2000 1993, 1991: Specsavers opticians 1988: W H Smith Newsagent, bookshop. 1975 – 1980 Peppercorns ladies clothing. Owner Bolloms. 1967: Johnson cleaners Advert “assistant required” 1960: 67A: Johnsons dry […]

66 Frogmore Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 66 Frogmore Street Present Occupier: Dovers Printers Present Owner: Ground Floor: Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier:   About the Building St Michael’s Hall was built in the middle of the 18th century to house the Roman Catholic Church in Abergavenny. It remained as such until the present church in Pen-y-Pound was completed in 1860. It then served as the Catholic School until 1873 when it was sold. The building has wooden moulded pillars, ornate coving in the west end of the gallery and the remains of pews fitted to the wall. When the property was built it replaced the chapel which was housed in a […]

65 Frogmore Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 65 Frogmore Street Present Occupier: Card Factory Present Owner: Ground Floor: Greetings Card Shop Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier:   About the Building The orderly arrangement of windows and the flat brick arches with keystones look as if it was built around 1810. The land probably formed part of St Michael’s Church no 66 Frogmore Street. (Source: L Hurley). The shop fascia is of black granite, probably form India or Morocco (J Perkins).     Recent History 2005: Alliance Leicester “Commercial Bank” Advert “relocating to 13 High Street 29.9.2005. 1989: Alliance & Leicester Building Society 1978: Leicester Building Society 1973- 1980 Leicester Building Society 1952: […]

64 Frogmore Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 64 Frogmore Street Present Occupier: Marie Curie Cancer Care Present Owner: Ground Floor: Charity Shop Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier: ? Closed 2020 ?   About the Building 63 & 64 were originally the Star & Garter. James Jones, hair bleacher, bequeathed all his real estate to his wife Ann “except for the messuage called the Star & Garter situate in Frogmore Street” (29 February 1747). A codicil to the will dated 15 February 1751 states that on payment of £150 to his wife, John Jones, maltster, would then own the pub. The will was proved in April 1751. The pub is first called the […]

63 Frogmore Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 63 Frogmore Street Present Occupier: William Hill Bookmakers Present Owner: Ground Floor: Betting shop Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier:   About the Building See also information under 64 Frogmore Street as the two buildings were in common occupation until the mid 1800s. A new frontage must have been put on this half probably, from the style, in Edwardian times. Outbuildings at the rear include a bakehouse and stables. 1823: Mr Lewis to provide 33 cast iron pillars for lamps 1827: Lewis & bros produced the first iron lampstands for the town. Lewis’ Lane was altered and improved in 1833 (Minutes of Improvement Commission) Description in 1875 […]

62 and 62A Frogmore Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 62 and 62A Frogmore Street Present Occupier: Raynor’s Opticians Present Owner: Ground Floor: Optician shop & consulting rooms Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier:   About the Building Rebuilt 1973. Previously the King David Inn. In August 1897, the pub was offered for sale by auction: on the ground floor, bar, smoke room, tap room, kitchen, scullery, and larder; on the First Floor, Sitting Room and One Bedroom, and on the Second Floor, Landing and Two Bedrooms. At the rear are Yard and Brewhouse…..with stabling for about Twenty Horses ….     Recent History 2000, 1996, 1993: Rayner Opticians 1973- 1980: Rediffusion Wales Ltd/ Rayner […]

61 Frogmore Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 61 Frogmore Street Present Occupier: Extons Present Owner: Ground Floor: Shop – Ladies & Gents F Other Floors: 1st floor display of fashion Date when first used by present occupier:   About the Building In the original 1979 survey: the rear yard has a series of arches supporting the garden above, giving the effect of a Spanish patio. There was also a very old iron safe in the rear yard.     Recent History 1996: Rees & Moore, pharmacist 1988: No 61: Rees & Moore MR Pharm, dispensing chemist; no 61A: A I Wintle MR Pharm, dispensing chemist 1972: advert “junior lady assistant required” A J Wintle 1969: A […]