23 High Street

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Address:
Present Occupier:
Present Owner:
Ground Floor:
Other Floors:
Date when first used by present occupier:

23 High Street
Bonmarche (with no.24 High St)
??
Women’s fashions
??
??

Before and After Images

 

 

2015

 

About the building

Nos 23 and 24 are now one shop (since ??)

source : Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980:

Site cleared in 1970 for building of Pearl Assurance building.  Application for registration of Local Land changes, “demolition of existing two shops and erection of two shops with office accommodation above”. Dated 18 November 1966

 

 

Recent history

Source : Abergavenny Local History Society Survey 1980:

1972 : Winifred’s Hat Shop (Abergavenny Chronicle)

From 21 April1970 to ??  : Trustee Savings Bank  (this Bank was later taken over by Lloyds).  At this time, the building was owned by Pearl Assurance.  Upstairs were the offices of Redifusion (television rental company)

To 1970 : Melias, Grocer

1948: Y.M.C.A. L James was secretary

 

 

Previous occupiers

Year

Name

Detail

Source

1970

See “Recent History”

 

 

1937

Melias

Grocer

Kelly

1934

Melias

Grocer

Kelly

1930

Melias

Grocer

Car/Npt & Dis

1926

Mrs Bracegirdles

Draper

Kelly

1923

Mrs Bracegirdles

Draper

Kelly

1920

Mrs Bracegirdles

Draper

Kelly

1914

Mrs Bracegirdles

Draper

Kelly

1910

Mrs Bracegirdles

Draper

Kelly

1906

Mrs Bracegirdles

Draper

Kelly

1901

Mrs Bracegirdles

Draper

Kelly

1895

Henry Kendrick

Draper

Kelly

1891

William Denner

Butcher

Kelly

1884

David Gwynne

“Lion Shop” Clothier, outfitter, shoes (also at 27 Nevill Street)

Kelly

1879

William Taylor

Outfitter

Thacker

1877

William Taylor

Outfitter

Owen

1875

Tucker & Taylor

Clothier

Mer & Croc

1865

William Taylor

Tailor & outfitter

Webster

1862

Frederick White

Boot & shoe maker, clothier

Morris & Co

1851

John Morgan

Draper

Census

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other information

Bonmarche was founded in 1982 by Parkash Singh Chima on market stalls in Wiltex and Hartley.   In 2002, the company was taken over by Peacocks.  In 2012, Peacocks went into administration.  Bonmarche was then taken over by private investment company.   At present, there are 300+ stores in the UK and concessions (source bonmarche.co.uk)

Adverts in Abergavenny Chronicle

1948 : ad for YMCA, L James, Secretary (?assume upper floor)

1970 : ad for Trustee Savings Bank, opening 21/4/70. Further ads in 1979 and 1980

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