19 Frogmore Street

About the building

‘Norman Shaw streaky bacon effect’ (l Hurley)

This was purpose built for the Post Office in 1915. The new telephone exchange was installed on 115 May 1915 (3 positions fitted for 200 subscribers on a C B S multiple switchboard) In 1950, a manual exchange from Norwich was renovated, modified and installed with 11 positions and 820 subscribers at 55 Frogmore Street (see entry). The Post Office moved to its present site on Nevill Street in December 1968, before moving there were 20 positions and 1650 subscribers. By 1984, there were 20,562 working lines connected to the new Abergavenny Exchange in Castle street/Nevill Street.

Recent history

2006: Nicholls, advert. for staff, opening of coffee shop

2000, 1996: Nicholls Department Store

1993: Nicholls & Co

1991: Robert price, Builders’ merchants

1989: Robert Price DIY

1970 – 1980: Co-operative Retail Society, supermarket.

1960: Abergavenny Telephone exchange

Previous occupiers

Other information

Large amount of documentary evidence on separate sheet relating to 17,18,& 19.

 

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