34 Cross Street
About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information
| Address: | 34 Cross Street |
| Present Occupier: | Flames Kebab House |
| Present Owner: | |
| Ground Floor: | Takeaway food |
| Other Floors: | |
| Date when first used by present occupier: | n/k.(scaffolding on building 2019, so open sometime after work was completed) |
About the Building
Source : Abergavenny Local History Society survey 1980:
Lane led to a Court of houses at the rear.
Recent History
From ? date not known but after 2019: Flames Kebab House
From date not known to approx 2018: Marmaris Kebabs. Owner convicted of hygiene infringements after an outbreak of food poisoning.
Source : Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980:
From 1977 : occupied by Mrs Ann Jones – Copper Kettle Cafe
From 1975 – 1977 : Cafe (?run by Mr Emery’s sister)
From 1968 – 1975 : Emery, Butchers
Early 1960s : Miss Francis vacated and the property was used as stores by the Swan Hotel next door
c. 1947 : occupied by O C James, house and shop
Previous Occupiers
| Year | Name | Detail | Source |
| From c.1947 | see “Recent History” section | ||
| 1937 | Miss C Francis | Wardrobe Dealer | Kelly |
| 1934 | Miss C Francis | Wardrobe Dealer | Kelly |
| 1923 | E T Griffiths | Boot Repairer | Kelly |
| 1920 | F B Foerster | Sports & fishing tackle manufacturer | Kelly |
| 1914 | F B Foerster | Sports & fishing tackle manufacturer | Kelly |
| 1910 | F Lewis | Confectioner | Kelly |
| 1906 | Mrs M Prattico | Confectioner | Kelly |
| 1901 | E Reed | Baker | Kelly |
| 1877 | James Scott | Confectioner | Owen |
| 1875 | James Scott | Confectioner | Mer & Croc |
| 1871 | James Scott | Confectioner & ginger beer maker | Kelly |
| 1865 | James Scott | Confectioner | Webster |
| 1862 | James Scott | Confectioner | Morris & Co |
| 1858 | James Scott | Confectioner & ginger beer maker | Slater |
| 1850 | James Scott | Confectioner & ginger beer maker (employed 2 men & 1 woman) | Census |
| 1844 | James Scott | Confectioner & ginger beer maker | Family records |
| 1835 | James Scott | Confectioner & ginger beer maker | Family records |
Other Information
More information on F B Foerster
Source : Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980:
James Scott set up shop in Abergavenny in 1834, coming from Scotland (or London). (Although the 1851 census shows James Scott to be aged 17 at time of that census – thus making 1834 his d.o.b. ???)
The Scott family continued as confectioners in Abergavenny until 1979 (see no.17 Frogmore Street)
Source : adverts Abergavenny Chronicle
1969 and 1972 : ad for John Emery, family butcher
1981 : ad for “Ye Olde Copper Kettle” Lunches & teas
1991 : ad for “Natural Beauty Shop” Cosmetics, toiletries, aromatherapy (? is this correct no.)
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