Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
7390
Building Number
44
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
01/02/1988
Date of Amendment
01/02/1988
Name of Property
The Limited Bookshop (2 storey range only)
Address
44 Lion Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Hay
Town
Locality
Easting
322947
Northing
242428
Street Side
Location
Almost opposite the junction with High Town.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Dated 1886. Built by Robert Williams and Son as an agricultural hall; may once have been part of a large U-plan complex incorporating The Granary.
Exterior
2-storey, 4-window High Victorian gabled front; slate roof and wide boarded eaves. Lion to gable carries a shield inscribed R W & S 1886 over heavily moulded cornice and panelled fascia with inset glazed tiles. Dividing pilasters with foliated capitals and carved heads etc to both floors with cornice as before between 1st and ground floors. Recessed ground floor shop front with 3-light window to left; cusped timber brackets over panelled reveals with inset glazed tiles of animals; broad glazed entrance to right. Rubble side elevations with horned sashes to upper floor.
Interior
Open-plan interior retains contemporary detail including stop chamfered beams, cusped timber braces and broad staircase with Gothic balustrade. 7-bay open roof with cast-iron trusses and 4-bay narrower range to rear.
Reason for designation
Group value.
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