Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Haywain
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
- 52.07435, -3.12494
- Cadw reference
- 7374
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
Stepped down from Scotland House at the E end of High Town.
History
Late Georgian (shown on 1847 Tithe map)
Exterior
3-storey, 2-window rubble front. Slate roof, flush eaves and brick chimney stack to left. Horned small pane sash windows with voussoir lintels. Plane shop front, slightly overlapping adjoining property with pilasters, half-glazed double doors and trefoil pierced stallriser.
Rendered left hand side facing Bull Ring. 3-storey rubble rear to Market Street with small pane 2nd floor windows, one sash and one hopper; sash windows without glazing bars below and half-glazed door offset to left; voussoir lintels and stone cills.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Scotland House including Tea Shop and Just HairCommercialunder 1 mi
- Grove HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
- Compton Hous including Oxfam and HayfeverCommercialunder 1 mi
- Lions Corner House RestaurantCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.