Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Hay On Wye Post Office
Hay, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 1 February 1988
- Community
- Hay
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.07452, -3.12524
- Cadw reference
- 7361
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
Slightly advanced from No 4; stepped up from No 2.
History
Early C19, refronted in later C19.
Exterior
3-storey, 2-window snecked rubble front with freestone dressings. Slate roof with wide bracket eaves and brick chimney stack attached to the rubble stack of No 4. Horned 4-pane sash windows with stone lintels, over 3-bay shop front with dividing pilasters and deep entablature; panelled door entrance to left, top opening casements to right.
Exposed chimney breast on rubble right end with stack removed; some brick infill to top.
Reason for designation
Included for group value.
Nearby in the register
- HavardsDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Hay GalleriesCommercialunder 1 mi
- Mike & Lin HarrisCommercialunder 1 mi
- Compton Hous including Oxfam and HayfeverCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.