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5 Broad Street

Hay, Powys, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Hay, Powys, designated on 1 February 1988.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of 5 Broad Street, Hay, Powys, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Domestic
Date of designation
1 February 1988
Community
Hay
Unitary authority
Powys
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.07577, -3.12595
Cadw reference
7308

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 197 Hay (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

At the corner with Bridge Street, stepped down from the Cafe Royal; formerly the Black Swan PH.

Probably C17, modern alterations.

Single-storey and attic 2-window rubble front with plinth. Steep slate roof, overhanging eaves and pebbledash end chimney stack to right and brick stack to rear; pitched roof dormers with casement windows. Bracket hood over boarded door flanked by modern 9-pane windows. Pebbledash right side and similar lower cross range to rear along Bridge Street with small splayed bay window with cornice. Another lower range extends further to rear with small pane casement windows.

Group value with other listed items in Broad Street.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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