5 Monk Street
About the Building | Recent History | Previous Occupiers | Other Information
| Address: | 5 Monk Street |
| Present Occupier: | Pick your Pleasure Deli |
| Present Owner: | Simon Hayworth |
| Ground Floor: | |
| Other Floors: | |
| Date when first used by present occupier: | Opened 22/3/25 |
About the Building
Damaged by fire 2015 and under renovation December 2015
Probably originally part of the Great George Hotel as the cellars extend under this building and the adjacent 5A. The basement has a Tudor arch.
A reused ship’s mast goes through the house as a newel to the spiral staircase.
Drawings by Rob Hall, Conservation Officer Monmouth District Council, suggest that this was a timber framed building with a jettied upper floor and a new shop front built forward of this. source: l Hurley
The tiles in the fireplace were made by W Goodwin, Lugwardine, Hereford. The factory closed in 1800.
Recent History
22 March 2025 : “Pick your Pleasure” – Deli.
2025, March: Twinkles is closed. Notice in window says, “Pick your Pleasure Opening Soon”.
2023, October and August 2024: Twinkles was open. Not sure when Ethnic Elegance closed and Twinkles opened. [Definitely open October 2023 and August 2024, info from Google Maps, Street view photos]
2017/18 – Approx: re-opened as Ethnic Elegance – selling gifts/artworks/cards etc [Definitely open in May 2018, info from Google Maps, Street view photos] CLOSED sometime before October 2023.
2015: January: Divalution hair studio also burnt out in fire affecting next door. [Still Closed in April 2017, info from Google Maps, Street view photo]
2006: Danters Estate Agent
1989, 1993: Delma’s Ladies Hair Salon
1988: Mufty, Victorian Clothes & Antiques/ Delma’s Ladies hair salon.
1969: advertisement hairstylist required (March), sale of permanent waves (Nov)
1950- 1982: ground floor, Boot sale & repair proprietor D R Berrington; first floor, Delma’s ladies hairdresser.
Mr D R Berrington stated that the fittings of a butcher’s shop owned by Denner were still there in 1950.
Previous Occupiers
| Year | Name | Detail | Source |
| 1970 | D R Berrington | Boot maker | Kelly |
| 1937 | Henry Gwyther & Sons | Boot maker | Kelly |
| 1934 | Henry Gwyther & Sons | Boot maker | Kelly |
| 1930 | Henry Gwyther & Sons | Boot maker | Car/Npt & Dis |
| 1926 | Henry Gwyther & Sons | Boot maker | Kelly |
| 1923 | Henry Gwyther & Sons | Boot maker | Kelly |
| 1920 | Henry Gwyther & Sons | Boot maker | Kelly |
| 1914 | Henry Gwyther & Sons | Boot maker | Kelly |
| 1910 | Henry Gwyther & Sons | Boot maker | Kelly |
| 1906 | James Price | Contractor (offices) | Kelly |
| 1891 | Hier Jacob | Solicitor | Kelly |
| 1884 | Alphonse Howard Notley G A Hemmins |
Accident & Insurance Broker Law costs draughtsman |
Kelly |
Other Information
D R Berrington worked as a boot maker for his father who had been employed by H Gwyther, his brother-in-law. The Gwythers lived across the road at no 12.
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