26 High Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 26 High Street Present Occupier: Monmouthshire County Council Present Owner: Ground Floor: Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier:   About the Building Information from Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980: Demolished in 1977, due to large cracks in the fabric. The area became known as “Red Square” due to the colour of the girders used to shore up the buildings. There were originally three lock-up shops (see also nos 25 and 25A) Recent History In 2015 H J Edwards & Sons, butchers, applied for planning permission for a new shopfront and frontage extension.  This included both Flannel and High Street frontages of the building.  Permission was […]

25 and 25A High Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 25 and 25A High Street Present Occupier: Monmouthshire County Council Present Owner: Ground Floor: Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier:   About the Building Information from Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980: Both 25/25A : Demolished in 1977 due to large cracks in the fabric. Replaced by “Red Square” (named because of the large red girders that were used) All three shops (nos 25, 25A & 26) were bought by the Highways Dept for road widening in 1922.  They became the property of the Borough Council and finally of Monmouth District Council. (source at time of original survey : Mrs Bevan, 5 Flannel Street) […]

24 High Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 24 High Street Present Occupier: Bonmarche (at nos.23 & 24 High St) Present Owner: Ground Floor: Ladies’ fashions Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier:   About the Building This has been one building with no.23 High Street possibly after closure of TSB. The 1979/80 photograph of Nos 23, 24 & 25 shows a plaque below the small windows and the concrete.  “Pearl Assurance Company Limited”.  Above Nos 22 & 23 on the 1st floor brickwork, “Pearl Assurance House” probably in affixed letters. Information from Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980: Site cleared for Pearl building about 1968-1970.  The rubble from the demolished building completely filled the […]

23 High Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 23 High Street Present Occupier: Bonmarche (with no.24 High St) Present Owner: Ground Floor: Women’s fashions Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier:   About the Building This has been one building with no.24 possibly after closure of TSB. The 1979/80 photograph of Nos 23, 24 & 25 shows a plaque below the small windows and the concrete.  “Pearl Assurance Company Limited”.  Above Nos 22 & 23 on the 1st floor brickwork, “Pearl Assurance House” probably in affixed letters. Information from Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980: Site cleared in 1970 for building of Pearl Assurance building.  Application for registration of Local Land changes, “demolition of existing two […]

22 High Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 22 High Street Present Occupier: Greggs Present Owner: Ground Floor: Baked Goods / Takeaway food Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier:   About the Building Information from Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980: Was a 16th-17th century building with jettied first floor [Source:Thacker]. Once displayed Birmingham Insurance Company fireplate (in museum). This company later to become Barclays, provided the town’s first Merryweather (manual) fire engine, in use in the town until 1921. This site and each side of it cleared to build Pearl building in 1970.   When Greggs applied for planning permission for a new shop front in 2008 the plans states, “previous shop front […]

21 High Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 21 High Street Present Occupier: Nationwide Building Society Present Owner: Ground Floor: Bank/offices Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier: 1978   About the Building Listed building Grade II No: 2420 Grade II listed on 1 November 1974 See https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300002420-no21-high-street-gwent-abergavenny Information from Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980: 19th century and earlier (Welsh Office) Modern elevation to High Street but the rear is built of stone and may well be medieval.  At the rear of the property were said to be the kitchens of St John’s school 1542 to end of 19th century.   A small red sandstone archway can still be seen at the back of no.21 leading […]

20 High Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 20 High Street Present Occupier: Fat Face Present Owner: Ground Floor: Fashion retailer Other Floors: 2 floors warehouse storage Date when first used by present occupier:   About the Building Information from Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980: 18th century and earlier (Welsh Office). Rear section could well be medieval. Stone building with slate roof.  Glazing bars of an early type.  Part of building listed.   Moulded beams in first floor ceilings.  Late 16th /early 17th century.  Exposed timber framing seen in recent alterations to High Street facade, (February 1983)  “18th century and earlier shop premises. Rear section is probably of medieval origin” [Source: Coflein NPRN: 37047 see Coflein 20 […]

19 and 19A High Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 19 and 19A High Street Present Occupier: Animal (owned by Mountain Warehouse) Refurbished and opened Oct.24 with new link knocked through to Mountain Warehouse Present Owner: Ground Floor: Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier: Aug 2019   About the Building Information from Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980: 19 and 19A treated as one property and was known as Sydenham House. Modern shop front (1958).  Late 18th or early 19th century shop premises. Rear section could well be medieval.   Tudor archway on right side.  Slate roof.   [Welsh Office] *This Cadwr information relates to 19 Market Street not 19 High Street [checked 9/2025]   […]

16, 17 and 18 High Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 16, 17 and 18 High Street Present Occupier: Mountain Warehouse Present Owner: Ground Floor: Outdoor clothing & accessories Other Floors: Outdoor clothing & accessories Date when first used by present occupier: Aug 2019   About the Building Listed Building Grade II* No: 14875  The Burton’s building was Grade II* Listed on 13 October 1994 see  https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300014875-burton-abergavenny It was Grade II* listed because of ” its exceptional interest and rarity as a well preserved Burton’s store which retains almost all of its 1930s external detailing” [Source: Cadw No: 14875]. Date of building : 1936.  Nos 16, 17 and 18 were empty for about 7 years before the buildings were demolished and […]

15 High Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 15 High Street Present Occupier: Squeezing Present Owner: Ground Floor: Squeezing Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier: 2024 July   About the Building “A prickly Edwardian insertion in to a dignified Georgian Street” [Source:L Hurley]. There used to be an alley way running behind the property.  It had a seed shop in it, run by a blind  man, up until 1960. Note the terracotta roundels. The change of street name occurs between this and the adjacent shop, even though they are the same building, because High Street was inside the medieval town wall and Frogmore outside. Above information from ALHS Survey 1980 Between 1980 and 2016 […]