Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Three Tuns P.H.
Hay, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 1 February 1988
- Community
- Hay
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.07592, -3.12586
- Cadw reference
- 7307
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
On the corner with Bridge Street; has been a public house since 1830.
Exterior
Early C17, incorporating part of a C16 3-bay cruck truss timber-framed building, largely encased in stone. 2-storey, 3-window front-roughcast over close studding, with plinth. 2 gables towards the corner, broader to left. Slate roof with massive central chimney stack heightened in brick. Paired horned sash windows to left in flush frame over 3-light Bar window with cornice; various horned sashes to right. Central doorcase with bracket hood, fluted pilasters and boarded door. Further 3-light Bar window to left gable end with broader staircase, bracket hood and double doors. Single storey rubble cross range forward to Bridge Street adjoins at rear; stone chimney stack, heightened in brick; 2 small sash windows and mounting steps in the angle to the front. Timber lintel over blocked window in rear gable end; whitewashed rubble right rear.
Original roof structure not seen. Said to retain dog-leg staircase and post and panel partitions.
Reason for designation
Group value with other listed items in Broad Street.
Nearby in the register
- 5 Broad StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- Cafe Royal Restaurant & BarCommercialunder 1 mi
- OakhurstDomesticunder 1 mi
- BrynhyfrydDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.