Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Butter Market
Hay, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Hay, Powys, designated on 24 October 1951.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 24 October 1951
- Community
- Hay
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.07438, -3.12531
- Cadw reference
- 7394
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
To E of the Cheese Market; set in the slope between Market Street and High Town.
History
Dated 1833; built by William Enoch on the site of a previous Butter Market; restored in 1984 following the building's enclosure for use as a store in the 2nd World War.
Exterior
The design suggests a miniature Doric Temple. Rubble open colonnaded structure, 3 bays by 9. Hipped slate roof with cornice and plane entablature over cylindrical columns with entasis; rubble base. Higher entrances to N and S sides with blocking courses; segmental arched openings with voussoirs.
Interior
Interior has 6-bay timber roof with king-post trusses. Plaque to S side reads "This building was restored by members of the Warren Club in the year 1984 and opened by Mr. Bert Breeze BEM".
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Cheese MarketCommercialunder 1 mi
- Grove HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
- Hay Spinning GalleryCommercialunder 1 mi
- Lions Corner House RestaurantCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.