9 Frogmore Street

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9 Frogmore Street
Demolished in 1963

now part of Cibi Walk development

Before and After Images

 

1979/80

Formerly Nos 9A and 9

 2016

 

About the building

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Recent history

Martins Jewellers was for many years on the corner of the new development, now at 16 Cibi Walk, it has been replaced (March 2016) by “From the Heart” cards & gifts.

1986: Davies Family Butchers listed as 9A

March 1983: Fine Fare Supermarket

1978,1982: Fine Fare supermarket

17.4.1970: grand re-opening of Fine Fare supermarket

1969: advertisement “required lady for greengrocers department” Fine Fare

pre 1963: Bonds of Cardiff Butchers

1959: advertisement lists H Shackleton & Co chemist/beauty products at this number

in the early 1950s, the shop was taken over by the Abergavenny Farmers’ Association for the sale of its products.

 

 

Previous occupiers

Year

Name

Detail

Source

1970

see recent history

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Kelly

1937

Bonds of Cardiff

Butchers

Kelly

1934

David E Williams

Butcher

Kelly

1930

”          ”

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Car/Npt & Dis

1926

”          ”

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Kelly

1923

”          ”

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Kelly

1920

”          ”

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Kelly

1914

”          ”

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Kelly

1910

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Kelly

1909

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Kelly

1906

Daniel Pierce

Grocer

Kelly

1901

”          ”

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Kelly

1899

Manly Ashwin

shop & dwelling house

Kelly

1891

Richard Frederick King

Ironmonger

Kelly

1884

Eames & Son

Habit maker (A4612-0-museum)

Kelly

1879

”          ”

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Thacker

1877

”          ”

”          ”

Owen

1875

Price & Matthews

Gunsmith & ironmonger

Mer & Croc

1871

J W Price

residence

Kelly

> 1868

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1865

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Webster

1862

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Morris & Co

1858

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Slater

1850

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Pigot

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



 

 

Other information

Possibly in the 19th century, the original building was in fact two, with Shackleton, the chemist in one part 1887/88.

1937: Bonds of Cardiff (manager Mr P F C Hunt). The manager was trained by Harris of Wiltshire.

The rear buildings were improved in 1946 and a meat factory built there for the manufacture of sausages and meat pies. A bakery was buitl for the pies and a large fridge containing brine for the curing of bacon. The pigs were slaughtered in Abergavenny abattoir. The shop was then double-fronted.

 

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