Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
39 Lion Street
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
- 52.07480, -3.12505
- Cadw reference
- 7386
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
On the corner with Brook Street.
History
Earlier C19 (shown on 1847 Tithe map)
Exterior
2-storey, 3-window coursed rubble front; slate roof with skylight to right, brick end chimney stacks. 12-pane sashes to 1st floor with voussoir lintels, the right hand window is blocked and the other two have window-box holders. Central 2-light shop window with cornice and end pilasters; boarded door to left leading into cross passage and recessed entrance to right with 4-panel half glazed door, panelled reveals and pilasters. Shop window with similar pilasters returned around corner. 2 sash windows, as on front, to right end.
Attached to rear is a rubble cross range extending down Brook Street, the southern end is domestic with small pane sash windows. Beyond that extends a 3-storey warehouse set in the slope with undulating slate roof and 3-tier boarded doors, the top one with swept roof. Louvred ventilator beyond and various camber headed openings. Recessed broad entrance at right end with one brick jamb. Lower 2-storey corrugated roof range attached at end and rubble cross range extends into large courtyard created between this property and The Limited Bookshop.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- 40 Lion StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 41 Lion StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 4 Lion StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 5 Lion StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.