45 Cross Street

About the building

The Crown Inn (1822-1930) was burnt down in 1930 and the site was used Moon’s garage which stood opposite.  By 1939 it was known as Jubilee Garage.    The site was rebuilt as shop premises in 1968.

For more information about the Crown Inn click *here*

Recent history

NB : See “Other Information” Section listing adverts which appeared in the Abergavenny Chronicle especially in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s and gives some idea of the large variety of occupiers of this property during that time

Following also sourced from Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980:

From October 1979 : occupier Mrs N E James, “Olde Forge Crafts” Gifts Shop.  Fonseca Herbert Solicitors on 1st floor

To 1979 : Mr P Crawford, Gift Shop  (source : Mrs James)

1967 : Dudley’s Fruiterers – Greengrocer and fruiterer (source : Thacker), Margarets, Ladies Hair Stylist (Abergavenny Chronicle)

1947 : Champion & Paxton, Jubilee Garage, Shop & House

Previous occupiers

Other information

John Horton (proprietor in 1830s-1850s) also owned the Grocery shop at no.43 Cross Street

Adverts in Abergavenny Chronicle:
(ads for this property can be confusing)

Ad in 1960 for Barrie Evans, Ladies & Gents Tailoring

Ads in 1961, 1962 for Denville J C Stamp & Co, Auctioneers & Estate Agents

Ad in 1967 : for Abergavenny Chronicle, newspaper

Ad in 1969 : for Dudley’s Greengrocers “smart young lady required”

Ad in 1971 : for Berrow’s Newspapers.   Also for Halliday Partners, Insurance & Mortgage brokers

Ads in 1972 : for following all at no.45 : Berrow’s newsagents;   for L C & R Co, building & landscape contractor “now at 45 Cross Street”;    for Abergavenny Copy Service and for F R Young, radio & TV repairs

Ads in 1973 : for following all at no.45 : Chronicle Offices;   for “Tele-Ads”;   for F R Young, radio & TV repairs and      for G & E Morgan, Greengrocers and grocery “under new management”

Ad in 1974 : for Abergavenny Builders Ltd, building and decorating

Ads in 1975 : for following all at no.45 : Abergavenny Builders Ltd, decorating & shopfitters;   for Berrow’s Newspaper Ltd;   for F R Young, Radio & TV repairs and for Margaret’s, Ladies’ hairdresser.

Also ad in 1975 for No.45A : K.L.N.I, Training Board

Ad in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 : for F R Young, Radio & TV repairs

Also ad in 1975 for No.45B : Executive Stand-by (Wales & West) Ltd, Recruitment Agents

Also ad in 1982 for No. 45A A J McIntosh, Insurance Brokers

Ads in 1984 : for following all at no. 45 : Gwent Tools, tool hire & sale;   for Abergavenny Chronicle;  for Old Forge Crafts and at No.45A for Abergavenny Consultancy Service, Insurance Broker

Ad in 1986 : for Abergavenny  Chronicle

Ads in 1988 : for following all at no. 45 : Abergavenny Chronicle, Newspaper;   for Olde Forge Crafts “closing down sale”;   for  Window on  Wales, Welsh crafts and gifts;  for Computerwise, computer games (in “Unit 2 above Chronicle”)

Ads in 1989 : for following all at no. 45 : Chronicle Office;  for Window on Wales, Welsh clothes and crafts

Also ad in 1989 for No. 45B : Country Copies, secretarial services (Unit 1)

Ad in 1991 : for No. 45A : H J Hobbs, S D Wilkins, dental surveons

Ads in 1993 : for following all at no. 45 : Abergavenny Chronicle;  for Moonbeam County Express Ltd, discount leisurewear retailer (opened 11 March);   for Tindle Enterprise Centre, office rental

Ad in 1996 : for Classic Phone Co.

Ad in 2000 : for Fireplaces of Distinction

Ads in 2005 and 2006 : for Abergavenny Bargain Centre “designer clothing”

Also ad in 2006 for No. 45B  Abergavenny Mind Association : Supported Housing Service office

 

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