Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
46 Lion Street
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
- 52.07485, -3.12574
- Cadw reference
- 7391
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
Set into the slope at the W end of the street near the junction with Broad Street.
History
Early C19, thought to have C18 timber framed origins.
Exterior
3-storey, 3-window rubble, part colour washed front. Slate roof wide boarded eaves and central brick chimney stack. Small pane sash windows to 2nd floor and 1st floor right; horned tripartite sashes to other 1st floor windows. Recessed entrances to either end; doorcase to left with reeded pilasters, panelled reveals and half-glazed door; 6-panel part glazed door to right. Victorian shop fronts to left with foliage carved fascia end brackets.
Slate hung gable ends. Rubble cross range to rear, shared with the main Golesworthy's building entered on Broad Street. 3-windows, small pane sash and casements. Various outbuildings, one with rubble chimney stack.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- 47 Lion StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 44 Lion Street (2 storey range only)Commercialunder 1 mi
- Golesworthy's (Corner Range only)Commercialunder 1 mi
- Quinto of HayCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.