60 and 60A Frogmore Street
About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information
| Address: | 60 and 60A Frogmore Street |
| Present Occupier: | Clarke’s Shoes |
| Present Owner: | |
| Ground Floor: | Shoe shop |
| Other Floors: | Accommodation |
| Date when first used by present occupier: |
About the Building
Text to come.
Recent History
1988: no 60 Oxfam charity shop no 60A Fine Glass showroom
1984: Fine Glass vases, glasses, decanters
1979-1980 no 60 Oxfam charity shop no 60A Fine Glass showroom
1979: Fine Glass, crystal glassware
1978: Fine Glass, hand cut crystal glassware (also shop in Hereford)
1975: Fine Glass Ornaments
1974: Butlers decorating supplies, Closing Down Sale mid 1974
1973: Neville Lewis (RA & PJ Butler) artists materials & prints
1972, 1971, 1970: Neville Lewis, wallpapers, paints (see below)
1967: Martins jewellers ear piercing
1962, 1961, 1960: Martins watch & clock
1959: Martin’s jeweller’s, advert. for “young lady assistant” 25.9.59
1957: Neville Lewis, wholesale & retail paint stockist of Combinol Gloss
1956, 1952: J Martin jeweller & clock repair
1948: advert for “domestic servant” for Mrs Rene Martin (did they live over the shop?)
1942: advert for “lady assistant” for Martins jewellers
1938: Martins jewellers
Previous Occupiers
| Year | Name | Detail | Source |
| To 1976 | 60: N Lewis 60A: Joseph Martin |
60: Painter & decorator, wallpaper store & artists’ materials 60A: Jeweller |
Local Knowledge |
| 1937 | 60: N Lewis 60A: Joseph Martin |
60: Painter & decorator 60A: Jeweller |
Kelly |
| 1934 | 60: N Lewis 60A: Joseph Martin |
60: Painter & decorator 60A: Jeweller Also J Thomas draper 1923-1934 |
Kelly |
| 1930 | The Welcome Temperance Hotel & Refreshment Rooms also known as Frogmore Street Coffee House. Prop: T Webb 1923-1933 | Also Baker & Confectioner | Car/Npt & Dis |
| 1926 | The Welcome Temperance Hotel & Refreshment Rooms also known as Frogmore Street Coffee House. Prop: T Webb 1923-1933 | Also Baker & Confectioner | Kelly |
| 1923 | The Welcome Temperance Hotel & Refreshment Rooms also known as Frogmore Street Coffee House. Prop: T Webb 1923-1933 | Also Baker & Confectioner | Kelly |
| 1920 | Imperial Commercial Temperance Hotel & Refreshment Rooms | Kelly | |
| 1914 | Imperial Commercial Temperance Hotel & Refreshment Rooms. 1912-21 Prop: Frank J D Morris |
Kelly | |
| 1910 | Imperial Commercial Temperance Hotel & Refreshment Rooms | And coffee tavern | Kelly |
| 1906 | Imperial Commercial Temperance Hotel & Refreshment Rooms | Kelly | |
| 1901 | Imperial Commercial Temperance Hotel & Refreshment Rooms | Kelly | |
| 1895 | Imperial Commercial Temperance Hotel & Refreshment Rooms | Kelly | |
| 1891 | Imperial Commercial Temperance Hotel & Refreshment Rooms | Kelly | |
| 1884 | Imperial Commercial Temperance Hotel & Refreshment Rooms | Kelly | |
| 1881 | Imperial Commercial Temperance Hotel & Refreshment Rooms Prop: Evan Jones to 1910 |
Coffee tavern keeper | Census |
| 1879 | Abergavenny Temperance Hotel | Thacker | |
| 1877 | Abergavenny Temperance Hotel | Owen | |
| 1875 | Abergavenny Temperance Hotel Prop: M Havard |
Mer & Croc | |
| 1871 | John Watkins | Butcher | Kelly |
| 1865 | Benjamin Jones | Tailor and Woollen Draper | Webster |
| 1862 | William Rees | Tailor and Clothier | Morris & Co |
Other Information
The Burrow’s 1903 Official Handbook to Abergavenny includes an advertisement describing the establishment as the Imperial Commercial Temperance Hotel and Coffee Tavern. The advert includes “Omnibuses pass the door regularly. Accommodation with comfort and attention at Moderate Charges. Lock-up Cycle House.” The lock-up cycle house was behind Davies’ butcher’s shop on the other side of the street at no 9A.
Evan Jones, prop. 1884-1910, also provided refreshments in the Castle grounds to thousands of people.
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