68 Frogmore Street
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68 Frogmore Street
Principality Building Society
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Offices
Accommodation
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Before and After Images
1979/80
2016
About the building
The lane between nos 68 & 69 leads to 7 Corners partly along the ditch of the Town Wall. (excavations by Abergavenny Archaeology Society)Narrow buildings against the town wall, once the workshops of George Harris, cabinet maker and Boer War soldier, then Witcherly, painter & Hooper, plumber.
Early nineteenth century frontage with no evidence of older fabric and is possibly rebuilt.May have been built together with no 69 but the windows have slightly different spaces bewteen them. Twentieth century shop front.
Recent history
1993: Gateway cafe Advert “part-time staff wanted” Sept.1958- 1980: Cafe, G Arata
1938: Hall’s butchers
Previous occupiers
Year
Name
Detail
Source
1946
Cafe, house, shop & warehouse
1947 Rate Book
1937
J H Hale
Butcher
Kelly
1934
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Kelly
1930
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Car/Npt & Dis
1926
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Kelly
1923
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Kelly
1920
Hall Bros
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Kelly
1914
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Kelly
1910
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Kelly
1909
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Kelly
1906
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Kelly
1901
George Lewis
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Kelly
1895
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Kelly
1891
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Kelly
1884
1881
William Davis
William Davies/Caroline Davies
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Butcher/Dressmaker & Milliner
Kelly
Census
1879
W Davies/Mrs Davies
Butcher/Milliner
Thacker
1877
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Owen
1875
Mrs C Davies
Milliner
Mer & Croc
1871
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Kelly
> 1868
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1865
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Edward King on 1st floor?
Milliner & stay warehouse
Surgeon Dentist attends 1st Tuesday monthly
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1862
Mrs C Davies
Milliner & stay maker
Morris & Co
1858
William Cotterell
Baker/flour dealer
Slater
1851
David Watkins
William Cotterell
Bookmaker employing 5 men & 3 women
Corn Dealer
Census
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
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