Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Section of the Town Wall
Hay, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Hay-on-Wye, Hay, Powys, designated on 24 October 1951.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Defence
- Date of designation
- 24 October 1951
- Town
- Hay-on-Wye
- Community
- Hay
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.07637, -3.12312
- Cadw reference
- 7400
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
Section of the former town boundary wall with steep bank to E. Runs from the site of the Water Gate,curves SE and continues until the end of the narrow lane which itself follows the course of the town wall up to the site of the Gate by The Olde Black Lion
History
The wall was probably constructed in C19 out of the town wall which is said to have been largely destroyed by the late C18/early C19. The rubble medieval walls were erected after 1237 financed by a murage tax levied weekly for 3 years by Eva de Breos.
Exterior
The wall has partially collapsed, is overgrown in several places and is rebuilt at S end to form a garden wall; boarded gate entrance midway along.
Reason for designation
Included as a clearly defined and moderately long stretch of medieval town bounary.
Nearby in the register
- Brook HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ebenezer United Reformed ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Brookfield HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Poplar HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.