Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Paris House including Gwilliam
Hay, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Hay, Powys, designated on 1 February 1988.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 1 February 1988
- Community
- Hay
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.07441, -3.12563
- Cadw reference
- 7371
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
Cadw's description
Location
Facing down The Pavement, set forward from the Cheese Market to right.
Exterior
Later C19 3-storey, 2-window whitewashed rubble front to structure with earlier C19 origins, the upper floor is said to be timber framed. Slate roof and boarded eaves; rubble chimney stack heightened in brick to right end and brick stack to rear. Sash windows with marginal glazing bars and keystones. Modern shop front with splayed central entrance and imitation marble plinth. 3-storey and attic roughcast left end with casement window to attic, 12-pane sash windows below over narrow ground floor lean-to with plinth extending back from splayed shop window similar to that on main front; 9-pane sash to ground floor beside half glazed door.
Scribed render rear to Market Street with plinth and slightly splayed out ground floor; small pane sash windows offset towards Market Hall.
Reason for designation
Included for group value and for fine rear elevations.
Nearby in the register
- Cheese MarketCommercialunder 1 mi
- Pemberton'sCommercialunder 1 mi
- R.M. Jones, ChemistCommercialunder 1 mi
- Crown House including GeminiCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.