48 Cross Street
About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information
| Address: | 48 Cross Street |
| Present Occupier: | Owner : Alan Griffiths |
| Present Owner: | “Ivy & Rose” |
| Ground Floor: | Florists |
| Other Floors: | |
| Date when first used by present occupier: | approx August 2025 |
About the Building
Source : Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980:
(with nos 47 and 49) Late 18th or early 19th century (Source : Welsh Office)
Glazing bars intact (source : Welsh Office)
Projecting, bracketed eaves cornice. Hipped slate roof (Source : Welsh Office)
There is a cellar with blocked arches leading into the George Hotel (no.49)
The interior is much older than the frontage which, with that of nos 47 and 49, was rebuilt in the latter part of the 18th century, about 8 feet in front of the previous half-timbered building (this can be seen from the roof structure).
Recent History
August 2025 : Ivy & Rose – “Celebration Flowers” Weddings / occasions (date of opening not known)
May 2021 : Head Room ladies hairdresser now closed, date could be 2020 or 2021; as possibly did not re-open post lockdowns
Due to reconstruction of ex Great George PH, the building is covered in scaffolding in early 2016, but still appears to be trading as Head Room ladies hairdresser –
1993 : advert in Abergavenny Chronicle for Cooks Galley, cookshop. This eventually (?date) moved to its present site in Nevill Street
Source : Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980:
1958 to ??? Ellen Davies, owner/occupier : Dress Shop. Living accommodation over
1955-1958 : Mary Morgan : Dress Shop (Source : Ellen Davies)
19?? to 1955 : Mrs Parry, Transport Cafe
1947 : Mrs E Jones : House and shop + garage at back of no. 48
Previous Occupiers
| Year | Name | Detail | Source |
| 1947-1980s | See “Recent History” | ||
| 1937 | S V Allen | Radio Dealer | Kelly |
| 1930 | A Wicks | Stationer and Toy Shop | Car/Npt & Dis |
| 1926 | Albert Carthew Wicks | Stationer | Kelly |
| 1923 | Albert Carthew Wicks | Stationer & Circulating Library | Kelly |
| 1920 | Miss Agnes deHay Clarke | Stationer, bookseller & lending library | Kelly |
| 1914 | Miss Agnes deHay Clarke | Stationer, bookseller & lending library | Kelly |
| 1910 | Miss Agnes deHay Clarke | Stationer, bookseller & lending library | Kelly |
| 1901 | Cash & Co | Boot & Shoe Maker | Kelly |
| 1895 | Cash & Co | Boot & Shoe Maker | Kelly |
| 1891 | Cash & Co | Boot & Shoe Maker | Kelly |
| 1884 | Cash & Co | Boot & Shoe Maker | Kelly |
| 1879 | Mr Witchell | Shoe Depot | Thacker |
| 1871 | Miss Mary Ann Brown | Milliner | Kelly |
| 1862 | Samuel Eames | Tailor & Woollen Draper | Morris & Co |
| 1851 | William J Meiric | Auctioneer | Census |
Other Information
Source : Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980:
In 1901, Cash & Co were also at 27 Frogmore Street
Samuel Eames, owner in 1862, had moved to 9 Cross Street by 1865
Adverts in Abergavenny Chronicle :
1956/1957 :ad for Mary Morgan “gown specialist”, ladies clothing
1959/1960/1964/1967/1973/1975/1979/1980/1981/1982 : ad for Ellen Davies, ladies clothing
1988/1989 : ad for RNLI Charity Shop
1993 and 1996 : ad for Cooks Galley, Cookshop
2005 : ad for Rosemary’s Ladies Fashions
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