64 Frogmore Street

About the building

 

63 & 64 were originally the Star & Garter. James Jones, hair bleacher, bequeathed all his real estate to his wife Ann “except for the messuage called the Star & Garter situate in Frogmore Street” (29 February 1747). A codicil to the will dated 15 February 1751 states that on payment of £150 to his wife, John Jones, maltster, would then own the pub. The will was proved in April 1751.

The pub is first called the Lamb Inn in a marriage agreement dated 22 June 1775, between Matthew Wilson and Elizabeth, daughter of “John Watkins of the Lamb,inn holder”. He was the publican in 1787, but in 1791, the pub was run by Thomas Evans.
In August 1803, the Lamb (together with the Golden Lion opposite) was put up for sale by a group of trustees. The sitting tenant was Evan Evans. The pub was sold to John Lewis, ironmonger, who converted into an ironmongers anf foundry and gave his name to Lewis’ Lane. In 1831, a dispute arose between John Lewis and Baker Gabb over a right of way over the land “formerly called the Lamb Yard or Green”.

with no 63 from Thacker’s notes: adjoining the passage which leads under the west wall from the north gate to the Tudor Gate in Throgmore or Ffrogmore St and 1 acre given by Peter Morgan to Father Pacifus Williams the Franciscan recollect and his heirs in 1687 for support of priests.”
Bounded by Frogmore St between Nevill St and Lewis Lane and the garden walls connecting the land under the town wall with the smithy and carriage works in Lewis’ Lane. House occupied by Thomas and Catherine Gunter of Cross Street to keep it for Mission pruposes, later given to the Franciscans; the first legal Catholic Chapel in Abergavenny was in a room in this house. In the first half of the 18th century a chapel was built behind here (see no 66).

with no 63 from Thacker’s notes: adjoining the passage which leads under the west wall from the north gate to the Tudor Gate in Throgmore or Ffrogmore St and 1 acre given by Peter Morgan to Father Pacifus Williams the Franciscan recollect and his heirs in 1687 for support of priests.”
Bounded by Frogmore St between Nevill St and Lewis Lane and the garden walls connecting the land under the town wall with the smithy and carriage works in Lewis’ Lane. House occupied by Thomas and Catherine Gunter of Cross Street to keep it for Mission purposes, later given to the Franciscans; the first legal Catholic Chapel in Abergavenny was in a room in this house. In the first half of the 18th century a chapel was built behind here (see no 66).

Description in advertisement for sale in 1803: Drinking Room, Cellaring, Malting House.

The roof and interior are probably older than the exterior which appears Edwardian or late Victorian from the surrounds to the windows (L Hurley)

At the front of the shop is a fine slab of crystalline Norwegian lavachite (J Perkins).

Behind the premises and no 63 are the much altered buildings belonging to the Catholic Church in Abergavenny, In 1980, H J Davies, Central Garage, occupied one building which had been converted into a Vehicle Testing Centre.

Recent history

2020 : Marie Curie Charity Shop – had been this since ??date.   2020 did not re-open after initial lockdown; seems unlikely to reopen

1970 – 1979: Dewhurst & Eastmans were one firm and Dewhursts, butchers were the occupants.

1970: 64A, Cameo, hair fashions, manicures, facial treatment, eyebrow reshaping

1968, 1967: at 64A: Barbara’s hair stylist advert 1968 “all perms one guinea” shortly to change name to Cameo.

1959: Butcher, advert. “smart butcher’s assistant” 23.10.1959.

Previous occupiers

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