20 Nevill Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 20 Nevill Street Present Occupier: Demolished Present Owner: Ground Floor: Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier:   About the Building Photograph in the Museum. Previously very small cottages with other small cottages in St John’s Square backing onto them. These had the kitchens in the cellars. (source: G Edwards) Cleared in 1962 for extension to  the rebuilt No 18. No.18 rebuilt to include the space taken by nos.20 & 22 and the two cottages backing onto them, when the old row 18-26 was demolished to make the open space in front of the the building that was originally Post Office, (from 2024 only sorting office) The […]

19 Nevill Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 19 Nevill Street Present Occupier: Get Connected Present Owner: Ground Floor: Other Floors: Accommodation Date when first used by present occupier:   About the Building Listed Building Grade II No:2455   Grade II listed on 1 November 1974   see https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300002455-no19-nevill-street-gwent-abergavenny Late 18th century frontage with earlier behind. The house is deep;  as observed by C Price in 1979, the structure was: Street – shop- composition room – living room – kitchen -scullery – back During renovations in 1984-1985 when the building was gutted, the timber framing with wooden pins could be clearly seen on the north and south walls, with some wattle and daub in-filling still in place on the […]

18 Nevill Street (Charles Price House includes nos 14-18) About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 18 Nevill Street Present Occupier: Sue Ryder Charity Shop Present Owner: Ground Floor: Charity Shop Other Floors: 1st floor La Debonaire Hairdressers 2nd floor New Look Beauty Care Date when first used by present occupier: 1972   About the Building No 18 Listed Building Grade II No. 86884 Grade II listed on 1 November 1974   see https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300086884-18-nevill-street-abergavenny No 18 was rebuilt to include the space taken by nos 20 & 22 and the two cottages backing onto them, when the old row 18-26 was demolished to make the open space in front of the Post Office. The project was completed in 1972 and the new […]

17 Nevill Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 17 Nevill Street Present Occupier: Present Owner: Ground Floor: Chartered Accountants Other Floors: Financial Services Date when first used by present occupier:   About the Building Listed Building Grade II No: 2454 Grade II listed on 1 November 1974   see https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300002454-no17-nevill-street-gwent-abergavenny Late 18th or early 19th century (Welsh Office) 19th century shop front, probably original door on left. There are exposed rafter ends, not corbels, under the roof. “Hart” is done in mosaic on the doorstep. There are rough hewn, chamfered beams in the front shop. Originally there must have been a passageway between the two houses where the left hand door is now, as a blocked up Tudor […]

16 Nevill Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 16 Nevill Street Present Occupier: Madame Fromage Present Owner: Ground Floor: Cheese shop and deli Other Floors: Apartments above Date when first used by present occupier: May 2020   About the Building Listed Building Grade II No. 86880 No 16 Nevill Street Grade II listed on 1 November 1974 see https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300086880-16-nevill-street-abergavenny Renovated in 1968. Was together with nos 14 & 18.     Recent History 2021 May: Madam Fromage (trademark Ti Breizh Ltd from Aug 2012;  name is Breton meaning “Breton House”.  A cheese specialist and artisan deli, has a deli shop and cafe in Castle Arcade in Cardiff and also a site in Cwmbran for use as external […]

15 Nevill Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 15 Nevill Street (Claremont House) Present Occupier: Fig Tree Expresso cafe Present Owner: Ground Floor: Other Floors: Other floors: see below Date when first used by present occupier:   About the Building Late 18th or early 19th century. Fairly crude moulded ceiling in right hand room, an elegant staircase. An L-shaped garden with the high wall of the extension to the next door school. The house was living accommodation for no 13 when that was a boys’ school. The windows of the long extension to no 13 look over the garden to no 15 and a high wall cuts across this garden, the rest of the building having been […]

14 Nevill Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 14 Nevill Street Present Occupier: Woolcroft Present Owner: Ginevra Croft Ground Floor: Wool and craft materials Other Floors: 14B Accommodation Date when first used by present occupier: June 2019   About the Building Listed Building Grade II No:2463 No 14B Grade II listed on 1 November 1974  see https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300002463-nos14b-16-18-pen-y-pound-road-gwent-abergavenny [NB: British listed buildings show the building captioned ‘Nevill Street’ & it’s correctly located on their map but they’ve named it Pen-Y-Pound Road, Gwent.  This is the correct entry for No 2463 14B Nevill Street [checked on CADW site] Probably built around 1600 with an extra floor added about 1780 (Welsh Office) Nos 14-26 Nevill Street were owned by Iltyd Gardiner. When […]

13 Nevill Street, Tindall House (previously Nidra House) About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 13 Nevill Street, Tindall House (previously Nidra House) Present Occupier: Abergavenny Chronicle Present Owner: Ground Floor: Newspaper offices all floors Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier:   About the Building Listed Building Grade II No: 2452 Grade II listed on 7 May 1952 see https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300002452-no13-nevill-street-gwent-abergavenny Built around 1730-1750. Double hung sash windows with segmented heads. Glazing bars intact on first & second floor windows only. The mouldings around the windows have been removed. Slate roof. The imitation joints in the stucco are original and correct. There may have been a projecting string course between the first and second floor windows. The […]

12 Nevill Street About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 12 Nevill Street Present Occupier: The Coffee Pot Present Owner: Ground Floor: Other Floors: Accommodation Date when first used by present occupier: 2015   About the Building Listed Building Grade II No:2461 Grade II listed on 1 November 1974  see https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300002461-royal-british-legion-abergavenny Once the Dragon’s Head Public House together with no 10. Date at least 1795 and earlier but rebuilt by William Jones, shoemaker around 1795 with no 10. (Gabb MSSS D591.47.45) Recent History 2015 to current time : The Coffee Pot, cafe       Previous Occupiers Year Name Detail Source 2013 Bar 529 Google Maps Street View 1937-2013 British Legion Club With no 10 ALHS 1937 William George […]

11 Nevill Street, Rother House About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information Address: 11 Nevill Street, Rother House Present Occupier: Martyn Prowel Gartsides Present Owner: Ground Floor: Solicitors Offices Other Floors: Date when first used by present occupier:   About the Building Listed Building Grade II No. 2450  Grade II listed on 7 May 1952 see https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300002450-11-nevill-street-abergavenny Gazebo at rear of no 11 Listed Building Grade II No. 2451 Grade II listed on 1 November 1974 see https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300002451-gazebo-at-rear-of-no-11-nevill-street-abergavenny The house has Tudor foundations but an Adams style front. It is rusticated, in stucco, with long and short champhered quoins. The cornice has a fluted frieze and bishop’s thumb moulding. A lead rainwater head and down pipe leading from the gutter […]