Full Report for Listed Buildings


Summary Description of a Listed Buildings


Reference Number
7323
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
01/02/1988  
Date of Amendment
01/02/1988  
Name of Property
West House  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Powys  
Community
Hay  
Town
 
Locality
 
Easting
322957  
Northing
242523  
Street Side
 
Location
Set into a row of frontages set back above the road with the old cobble pavement to front; stepped down from No 22  

Description


Broad Class
Domestic  
Period
 

History
Set into a row of frontages set back above the road with the old cobble pavement to front; stepped down from No 22 which is a rebuild of the former cross range to this property. Though to have once been a malthouse. Origins as C17 timber frame structure, gabled front and rear; re-built in stone in later C18 - perhaps contemporary with adjoining properties.  

Exterior
2-storey and attic, 2-window whitewashed rubble front with plinth. Slate roof with swept dentil eaves and rubble chimney stack heightened in brick to left. Modern flat roof 4-light dormer; Georgian 16-pane sash windows to 1st floor and 2 Victorian sashes without glazing bars to ground floor beside 6-panel part glazed door under bracketed hood. All openings have lintels. Parallel range to rear with hipped roof and whitewashed brick cross range to right rear.  

Interior
The interior retains broad dog-leg staircase with square newels, turned balusters, moulded handrail and closed string. Roof trusses retained with outside purlins. Wide boarded floors; the cross beams are not chamfered.  

Reason for designation
Group value with other listed items in Broad Street.  

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