5A Monk Street
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Date when first used by present occupier:
5A Monk Street
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Accommodation
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Before and After Images
1979/80
2015
About the building
It seems probable that this property was formerly part of the Great George Inn.The cellars of the Inn extend under 5A and No 5.
Recent history
From ??? to Novembr 2024 : The Jewellery Workshop – on this site since ??year. Two men – one was large, one was small. They divided the work neatly – the larger man worked on jewellery – repairs and adapting older pieces as well as sale of new jewellery. The smaller man – did all work on timepieces – repairs to watches and clocks, replacing batteries, as wll as sale of new watches and clocksThey were an institution, with frequent long queues in the shop. The shop was badly damaged by the fire that destroyed Sundarbon Indian Restaurant nearby (in year?? – see entry for Sundarbon). The restaurant and other buildings affected were all eventually restored.
As they got older, they cut their working days until eventually were only open a couple of hours a week. Assume they retired, the shop closed in November 2024.
1979-1980: Car accessories & maps on ground floor, other floors store, proprietor Mr Glyn Jones since 1954.
No directory history before 1901
Previous occupiers
Year
Name
Detail
Source
1970
Information from
D R Berrington
Glyn Jones
Kelly
1937
Watson
Cycle shop
Kelly
1934
Benjamin J Francis
Architect
Kelly
1930
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Car/Npt & Dis
1926
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Kelly
1923
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Kelly
1920
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Kelly
1914
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Kelly
1910
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Kelly
1909
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Kelly
1906
Henry Hudson (manager)
Wine merchants
Kelly
1901
Walter Griffin
Residence
Kelly
1895
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Kelly
1891
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Kelly
1884
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Kelly
1879
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Thacker
1877
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Owen
1875
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Mer & Croc
1871
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Kelly
> 1868
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1865
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1862
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Morris & Co
1858
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Slater
1850
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Pigot
1845
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Pigot
1844
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Slater
1841
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Slater
1835
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Pigot
1834-45
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Pigot
1834
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Car/Npt & Dis
1822
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Pigot
1792
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Pigot