14 High Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 14 High Street Present Occupier: Take 2 Coffee Shop Present Owner: Ground Floor: Take 2 Coffee Shop Other Floors: Take 2 Coffee Shop Date when first used by present occupier: October 2025   About the Building Information from Abergavenny Local History Survey 1980: “A prickly Edwardian insertion into a dignified Georgian Street”  [Source: quote by Louis Hurley] There is a stained glass window in the back of the shop with the words “Good Shoes” inscribed in it in stained glass, with a flourish. A very nice piece of glass of its type.  (Is this still there in the C21?)     Recent History 2025 Oct – : Take 2 […]

13 High Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 13 High Street Present Occupier: Santander Bank Present Owner: Ground Floor: Banking Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier: 2010   About the Building Information from Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980: Early 1900s, possibly c1890 (see also 11 Monk Street*) There is what looks like a baker’s oven in the cellar. The stone-framed mullioned blocked-up window in the passage to the right of the shop, looks medieval [Source:B M Pullen] The Edwardian brick frontage only goes back a few feet into the building.  Note terracotta urns and “streaky bacon” effect. The see also reference to No 11 Monk Street doesn’t appear to be linked to this […]

12 High Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 12 High Street Present Occupier: U-explore Present Owner: Ground Floor: Active,outdoor & lifestyle fashion Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier: November 2023   About the Building c.1905 .  Brick frontage with terracotta details [Information from Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980] In 2007 Carphone Warehouse requested retrospective planning permission for their Aluminium shop front [Source: Monmouthshire Planning Application no: DC/2007/00440 New Aluminium Shop Front (Retrospective) Approved] 1997 Thura Bread Ltd Shop Front Alteration and side door repositioned [Source: Monmouthshire Planning Application no: M01591] 1987 K Shoe Shops Ltd applied for planning permission for New Shopfront for Retail Shoe Shop Decision letter conditions state: “The central double doors […]

11 High Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 11 High Street Present Occupier: Costa Coffee Present Owner: Ground Floor: Coffee shop Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier: ?2015   About the Building Information from Abergavenny Local History Society survey 1980: Circa 1905.  Previous building said to have been stables for the house next door, owned by the iron masters Hill, Hopkins & Co (now the National Westminster Bank).   Present premises purpose-built for grocers or commercial use with a hoist at the back for lifting heavy bags to store in the loft, with very close joists for heavy load-bearing.   Brick, with much carefully detailed terracotta work     Recent History 2013 – to date  Costa […]

9 and 10 High Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 9 and 10 High Street Present Occupier: Natwest Bank Present Owner: Ground Floor: Banking Other Floors: Offices Date when first used by present occupier: 1822   About the Building Listed Building Grade II No: 2419 The Old Bank (NatWest) Grade II listed on 17 October 1973    see https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300002419-the-old-bank-natwest-abergavenny Grade II listed building, on account of rear elevation internal details and proportions of street façade.  Main staircase mid 19th century, elegant design with straight balusters and wood handrail; oval lantern. First floor corridor with fielded panelled doors. In the south east wing there is an earlier 18th century staircase rising to the second floor.  Ground floor banking hall […]

8 High Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 8 High Street Present Occupier: Hey Bargain Present Owner: Ground Floor: shop Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier: June 2025   About the Building Information from Abergavenny Local History Survey 1980: Modern, c. 1930 The graveyard of St John’s Church crossed the site of no. 7 in the direction of the Town Wall. There was also a Norman ditch now beneath the building. During the first development of Woolworths, a stone coffin was discovered. It is now in the garden of ‘The Nutshell’, Brecon Road. During the second development, the archway of the gateway into the cemetery was exposed. It was outside the old Town Wall and at […]

7 High Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 7 High Street Present Occupier: Hey Bargain Present Owner: Ground Floor: shop Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier: June 2025   About the Building Information from Abergavenny Local History Survey 1980: Modern, c. 1930 The graveyard of St John’s Church crossed the site of no. 7 in the direction of the Town Wall. There was also a Norman ditch now beneath the building. During the first development of Woolworths, a stone coffin was discovered. It is now in the garden of ‘The Nutshell’, Brecon Road. During the second development, the archway of the gateway into the cemetery was exposed. It was outside the old Town Wall and at […]

6 High Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 6 High Street Present Occupier: Cancer Research Charity Shop Present Owner: Ground Floor: Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier: 25 May 2023   About the Building Information from Abergavenny Local History Survey 1980: Backs onto the old Town Wall. The Hotel had eight bedrooms.   Planning Applications: DM/2023/00187 Installation of various non illuminated signage. Approved 29.03.2023 [Application for Cancer Research UK] Existing Store View, Photo 31.01.2023 The Edinburgh Woollen Mill “To Let” DM/2021/01971 Repair, repaint and partial replacement of shop front. Approved 11.02.2022 [Application for Cancer Research UK] Photo no G80035 9.11.2021The Edinburgh Woollen Mill “To let” DC/1999/00476 Shop Fascias Sign And Projecting Sign Approved 12.03.2002 DC/1999/00475 New Shopfront And Internal Refit Approved 12.03.2002 […]

5 High Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 5 High Street Present Occupier: Ramsdens Present Owner: Ground Floor: Ramsdens Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier: April 2026   About the Building Post Medieval. [Source: Cofelin NPRN: 37042 see https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/37042/ viewed 13/9/2025] C1989 The windows above ground level were replaced and two more added when the External walls were rebuilt.  The window positioning and style now match that of No 6 High Street. “New upper floor windows shall be of painted timber construction.  The window shall be of the same size and located within the wall thickness with the same external reveals as existing equivalent windows on No 6 High Street adjacent.” [Source: Planning permission “Re-building of Front […]

4B High Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 4B High Street Present Occupier: Holland & Barrett Present Owner: Ground Floor: Health Foods Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier:   About the Building All following is as shown on the history for 4A High Street – 4A and 4B was the Greyhound Hotel up to 1959. Information from Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980: Fragments of timber frontage were found during alterations in 1959.  Cellars filled in in 1959. Top storey windows filled in in 1959 [Source: Mr Dulson] Possibly established in 1298 [Source: Mr Jackson] The present Greyhound Hotel (in Market Street, built 1872) was the tap bar of the old Hotel.  There are […]