Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
7393
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
24/10/1951
Date of Amendment
01/02/1988
Name of Property
Cheese Market
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Hay
Town
Locality
Easting
322961
Northing
242379
Street Side
Location
In the Market Place below the Castle, detached to W end.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Built 1835 for Sir Joseph Bailey; later alterations. Probably on the site of the C17 market house.
Exterior
Simple classical 2-storey structure with coursed freestone elevations to High Town and Market Street with central pediment containing blind recess (? for date stone) and rock faced plinth to the former. Slate roof, rubble chimney stack and very wide eaves with moulded cornice. Open and railed ground floor to N and S with in antis twin segmental arches and single column to centre with responds; tooled voussoirs and keystones. Rubble W end perhaps with building formerly adjoining; now with modern shelter. Small pane sash windows. 8-panel double door entrance to SE end with architrave, panelled reveals and fanlight. Modern public conveniences inserted into right hand opening of S side.
Interior
Interior retains broad oak staircase and half round fluted columns to fireplace in upper room.
Reason for designation
Group value.
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