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Thornton House

A Grade II Listed Building in Hay-on-Wye, Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0741 / 52°4'26"N

Longitude: -3.1233 / 3°7'23"W

OS Eastings: 323108

OS Northings: 242342

OS Grid: SO231423

Mapcode National: GBR F1.CFWZ

Mapcode Global: VH6BJ.T46B

Plus Code: 9C4R3VFG+JM

Entry Name: Thornton House

Listing Date: 1 February 1988

Last Amended: 1 February 1988

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 7275

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300007275

Location: Detached to the right and set in the slope.

County: Powys

Community: Hay (Y Gelli Gandryll)

Community: Hay

Built-Up Area: Hay-on-Wye

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

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History

Early C18, said to be ca. 1720, and at some time before 1822 it was a soapworks.

Exterior

2-storey, 3-window roughcast front. Steep slate roof, dentil eaves and rubble end chimney stack with weathercoursing. 12-pane sash windows to 1st floor; shallow 4-pane horned sashes below. Offset entrance to ground floor with broad bracket hood, reeded pilasters, panelled reveals and 6-panelled door. Whitewashed rubble gable ends to right with dripmould over attic window.

Rubble garden revetment wall to right retaining railings. Said to retain original roof construction and internal framed partitions.

Reasons for Listing

Goup value with neighbouring listed items in Bear Street.

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