Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
7394
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
24/10/1951
Date of Amendment
01/02/1988
Name of Property
Butter Market
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Hay
Town
Locality
Easting
322971
Northing
242377
Street Side
Location
To E of the Cheese Market; set in the slope between Market Street and High Town.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
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.
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