DIRECTORY.] MONMOUTHSHIRE. ABERGAVENNY. 19 The Almshouses, on either side of Holy Trinity for admittance. The kennelaf of the Monmouthshir.e ohurch, were built and endowed ·by the late MiStJ Hunt are at Coldbrook Park, tJhe seat of Sir Arthtlr Herbert, of Little Hill House, for the occupation of eight James Herbert G.C.V.O., D.L., J.P. who is master; poor persons, each of whom has a weelcly allowance of the pack, comprising 34 couples, hunts on Monday and :five shillings. Thursday; Abergavenny, Raglan and Monmouth are Abergavenny is a place of considerable trade and holds convenient places for hunting visitors. Nevill Hall 1s a position of importance in the county. A variety of the seat of the Marquess of Abergavenny K.G. Roman coins and remains of baths have been discovered Coldbrook Park is the residence of Sir Arthur James in the town, and within half a mile of it are the remains Herbert G.O.V.O., D.L., J.P.; The Hill, of Charles of a Roman camp, near which was a chapel of ease, now Herbert George Martin esq.; Nant Oer, of Ferdinand converted into a farm-house. Shortly after the Norman Pakington John Hanbury esq. D.L., J.P. ; The Pentre conquest, a castle was erected here by Hameline Baludun, and Llwyndu Court are now (1913) unoccupied. whom Camden calls "the :first Lord of Abergavenny," The Marquess of Abergavenny K.G. who is lord of the and who wa.s a son of Dru de Balun, one of the Norman manor, R. Baker-Gabb esq. of The Chain, and Sir adventurers who came over with William the Conqueror. Arthur HerbPrt G.C.V.O., D.L., J.P. of Coldbrook Park, Subsequently this fortress became a leading stronghold, are the principal landowners. during the resistance- made by the Welsh to the lords The area of Abergavenny parish and borough is 829 marchers, in their desperate struggles for the recovery acres; rateable value, £38,444 15s. ; the population in of their independence. The castle at length came into 1901 was 7,795 and 19n, 8,5n, which includes 8 officers the possession of the Nevilles, in which family the honour and 172 inmates in the workhouse. is still vested. George Neville, the :fifteenth baron, was, The population of municipal wards in 19n was: in the year 1784, created Viscount Neville and Earl of Cantref, 1,428 ; Castle, 1,846 ; Grofield, 2,994 and Abergavenny, and the present earl was raised to the Priory, 2,243. marquessate in 1876, with the subsidiary title of Earl of The population of the ecclesiastical parishes in 1911 - Lewes, now assigned by courtesy to his eldest son. Aber was: St. M~ry (parish church), 6,186; Holy Trinity, gavenny is the only barony among the numerous honours 3,710. conferred by the Crown on the chie.ftams who, subsequent The population of Abergavenny Rural parish, with the to the Norman invasion, assisted in the subjugation of hamlets of Hardwick and Llwynd'li, in 1901 was 1,542 · Wal~. The remains of the castle occupy a wooded eminence to the south-west of the town, and consist and 1911, 1,385, including IOI officials and then princ:paUy of two towers, one round and the other pen families and 933 inmates of the Asylum ; the ~rea. is 3,430 acres~ rateable value, £12,120. tagonal and now covered with ivy : there are also tl'aCtls A . of the moat: on the site of the keep is now a dwelling LLW YNDU is a hamlet, forming the north side, Ij house, used as a refreshment house fo:r visitors : the miles from the town: here is a small chapel of ease to precincts of the castle have been laid out with walks, St. Mary's. flower beds and tennis courts and provided with seats, and are now maintained as pleasure grounds under the HA.RDWICK is a hamlet, one mile from the town, on management of the Corporation, and a small fee if! charged the south side. OFFICUJ, ESTABLISHMENTS, LOCAL INSTITUTIONS &c. Post, M. 0. & T. 0. & Telephonic Exchange, open Retire Nov. 1917. from 8 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. ; ·Sundays, 8.30 a.m. to 10 Zachariah Wheatley (Castle ward) a.m.; postmaster, William Jones, Frogmore street J. G. Bishop (Cantref ward) Hours of Business For money order, savings bank, in surance & annuity business ; for payment of postal Councillors. orders & issue of inland revenue licenses, week days, Cantref Ward. 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; for telegraph business, week days, Retire Nov. Retire Novr 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; sundays, 8.30 to 10 a.m William Williams ..•.•• 19141 J. Reginald Jacob .•..•. 1916 begins at:- George Robt. Plowman 1915 London Night Mail & all parts, 7 a.m.; London, Newport Grofield Ward. & South Wales & South of England, 10.40 a.m. ; J. R. Beckwith ...... 1914 'I William John Meale ..• 1916 , London Day Mail & all parts, 4.30 p.m. ; London, John By. Gilbert Harris 1915 Gloucester, Newport, Crickhowell & local posts, 7.25 p.m. The Letter Box is cleared 10 minutes before Castle Ward. the commencement of each delivery. On sundays & William Bevan •...... •• 19141 A. Cromwell Graham ••• 1916· bank holidays there is only one delivery by postmen, Samuel John Rutber ... 1915 which commences at 7 a.m Priory Ward. Parcel Post Arrivals 7, 9.20 & II-35 a.m. & 4.30 & Thomas Alfd. Delafield 19141 William Horsington ••• 1916 7·25 p.m Dispatches. Peter Telford •.•...... 1915 Newport (Mon.), 7·55 a.m.; Crickhowell, 8.20 a.m.; Mayor's Auditor, Councillor T. A. Dela:field, Monk street London Day Mail & all parts, g &.m. ; Hereford & Auditors, James Hervey Farquhar, Stanhope house~ the North, 10.50 a.m. ; Crickhowell, n.3o a.m.; Chapel road & John Jenkins, Queen's street London, Bristol, Newport & South Wales, 12.5 p.m.; The Corporation meet at the Council room, Town Hall London & South Wales, 1.5 p.m.; Crewe, Hereford & buildings, on the second mon. in each month at 8 p.m the North, 3·45 p.m.; Crickhowell, 4.15 p.m. ; Car diff, Newport (Mon.) & London, 4.30 p.m.; North of Officers of the Corporation. England, North Wales, Scotland & Ireland, 6.50 p.m.; Town Clerk, William Henry Hopwood, Town hall supplementary North Mail, 8 p.m.; London & all Treasurer to the Corporation, Frederick R. Britton,. parts (general Night Mail), 8.45 p.m. ; Crickhowell, United Counties Bank IJmited~ Frogmore street,. Brecon & local posts, g p.m. On sunday the Letter Abergavenny Box is cleared at 6.45 p.m. for the North & 8 p.m. Medical Officer of Health, William Dyne Steel M.D.Aberd.,.. for London Night Mail L.S.Sc.Durh. 7 Nevill street Parcel Post Dispatches 9 & 10.45 a.m. & 12.5, 1.5, 3·45· Borough Surveyor,Water Engineer & Sanitary InoSpector, 4·3o, 6. 15, 6.5o & 8.45 p.m Frank Mans:field, Town hall Town Sub-Post & M. 0. Offices. Collector of Rates, Henry George Restall, Town hall, Cross street.-Mrs. Gertrude L. Morris, sub-postmis Cross street tress. Dispatches, 5.30, 8.25 & II-35 a.m. & 3·45• Manager of Gas Works, Archibald Thomas Kyle, Gas 5·45. 6.45 & 8 p.m.; sundays, 7.10 p.m works, Merthyr road 21 Oxford street.-Miss Edith Margaret Alvis, sub-post Shop Act Inspector, Frederick John Parry, Town hall, mistress. Dispatches, 8.40 & u.35 a.m. & 3·So, 6, 6.45 Cross street & 8 p.m. ; sundays, 7.25 p.m Superintendent of Fire Brigade, H. C. Powell Superintendent of Markets &; Collector of Gas Accounts, CORPORATION. W allace Llewellin I9I3-I4. COUNTY MAGISTRATES FOR THE ABERGAVENNY Mayor, Lieut.-Col. John Henry Gilbert-Harris. PETTY SESSIONAL DIVISION. Aldermen. Williams William Edwin F.R.C.S.Edin. Ty Olyd, Govi Retire Nov 1914. lon, Abergavenny, chairman P. H. Price (Grofield ward) Attwood Llewellyn Pfoulkes, Ty Derlwyn, Pandy, near .lames Straker J.P. (Priory w~rd) Abergavenny . MON. 2•