Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Quinto of Hay
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
- 52.07467, -3.12565
- Cadw reference
- 7363
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
At the top of and with side elevation to The Pavement, set in the slope.
History
Earlier C19 (shown on 1847 Tithe map) with later alterations.
Exterior
3- storey snecked rubble structure with 2-window fronts to The Pavement and High Town either side of 1-window splayed corner. Lower 3-storey range continues to N with 1-window to High Town, 1 to rounded corner and 1 + 3 window front with basement to Lion Street, splayed back following street line. Hipped slate roofs with wide bracket eaves and brick chimney stacks. Various sash windows; marginal glazing bars, keystones and voussoir lintels to S end, small pane (some dummy) with timber lintels to N end; curved windows on the corner with Lion Street. Paired segmental headed casement windows to The Pavement. High Town shop front wraps around the corner with The Pavement; wide cornice and end brackets over panelled pilasters. 4-pane window midway along High Town front is set in a former doorway. Similar shop front wraps around corner with Lion Street; 3-light window to left and 20-pane to right; blocked former corner entrance now with modern window. further entrance in Lion Street; arched headed and with traceried fanlight.
Rubble right gable end with brick chimney stack.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Ich Dien Dairy Ice-CreamCommercialunder 1 mi
- R.M. Jones, ChemistCommercialunder 1 mi
- 44 Lion Street (2 storey range only)Commercialunder 1 mi
- Hay Whole Foods DelicatessenCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.