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The Angel Hotel, Abergavenny

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19: 45:. It dated to before 1736, as records indicate that a William Dunwoody passed it on to his son. The current building dates to later, mainly the early 19th century with a southeast wing probably of the late 18th century. An 1834 map reveals that there was once a carriageway through to the inn-yard at the central entrance, but by the early 20th century this had been altered, as shown in photographs of the period. During the 1830s, the Sovereign Light Coach service ran carriages back and forth daily from the Angel Hotel to 91:
The hotel became a Grade II listed building on 5 July 1952. In 1980-1, the hotel underwent a major renovation, with restructuring. Many of the furnishings date to that period, but several archways and dado panelling remain from earlier as does the main staircase, believed to be from the early 19th
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who were billeted at the hotel on 20 September. The landlord in 1840 is listed as a Thomas Morgan, who was succeeded by his son Vaughn Morgan in 1848. He had taken it on a three-year lease initially, but this was stretched out. Eventually, the owner of the land on which the hotel was located,
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The hotel contains 34 rooms and two 2-bedroom cottages as of 2016, and has four conference rooms and a ballroom accommodating up to 180 people. The deluxe rooms of the hotel are fitted with designer Villeroy and Boch bathrooms.
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noted the "calm, stylish upstairs bedrooms with cream walls, snow-white beds dressed in pretty cashmere throws, quality brown furniture and smart bathrooms", awarding the hotel 8 out 10. The hotel was included in
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Renovations took place at the hotel in 1839. Later that year, the landlord, Charles Barrett, was found guilty under the
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The Angel is served by the Foxhunter Bar and the Oak Room restaurant, headed by chef
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Today The Angel is owned by the Griffiths family, who also run the Michelin-starred
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The hotel is an AA 4-star hotel, with a restaurant which has been awarded an
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In September 1869 the hotel hosted the inaugural dinner ceremony of the
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with Shaun Hill. It was voted AA Hotel of the year for Wales in 2016.
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is an AA 4-star Grade II listed hotel and inn at 15 Cross Street, in
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for failing to provide sufficient straw for two horses of the
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Abergavenny
coaching inn
Hereford
Merthyr Tydfil
Newport
Worcester
Wolverhampton
Mutiny Act 1703
12th Royal Lancers
Henry Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort
Monmouthshire Polo Club
Walnut Tree
Llanddewi Skirrid
Wesley Gregarious Lynford Hammond
UK Tea Guild
AA Rosette
Fiona Duncan
The Daily Telegraph
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