A 74 year old Cardiff man has spoken of his horror at a seeing a stall selling Nazi memorabilia at an Abergavenny Christmas flea market.

Anthony Hyatt from Cardiff told The Chronicle "My wife and I were visiting the delightful town of Abergavenny and found ourselves wandering into the covered market.

"Ninety nine percent of the stalls had much to interest us and indeed we bought some nice silverware. 

"However, on our way out, at the rear of the market, we were stopped in our tracks, for in front of a rather crowded stall, was a display of Nazi military memorabilia, part of which was an SS officers hat, complete with a skull and crossbones, and swastika of the SS.

"This was    horrifying enough but then I spotted  various  Nazi war medals, badges, knives and Nazi publications.

"Do the people of Abergavenny and surrounding valleys want to buy these horrific items. What sort of people would? Does the council which administers these stalls, know what is being proffered for sale?

"I approached the stallholder, and spoke to him. 'Does it upset you' he said to me, I replied 'of course'," said Mr Hyatt

"I am 74 years old and as a boy I was part of a household full of Jewish refugees living in Tredegar between 1939 and 1943 and so seeing these items made me physically sick to see Nazi memorabilia on display."

The market trader, who wishes not to be identified but visits Abergavenny's flea markets on a regular basis, said, "I don't mean to offend anyone and when I was questioned by this man I removed the offending officer's hat from view.

"However, in Wales there seems to be a lot of people who like German wartime memorabilia especially those who take part in re-enactments.

"Most of the Nazi memorabilia is not being blatantly displayed, in fact items like flags are kept rolled up.

"I meant no harm to anybody and if this man took offence, then I can only apologise."

Monmouthshire County Council's deputy chief executive Moyna Wilkinson said, "We are aware that a customer has raised this issue and we are sympathetic to his concerns.

"We are now reviewing guidelines for what we consider is acceptable to be on display in the county's markets."