Richard Booth's Bookshop Ltd. Warehouse, to rear of, Hay-on-Wye, Powys

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.075 / 52°4'29"N

Longitude: -3.1255 / 3°7'31"W

OS Eastings: 322959

OS Northings: 242442

OS Grid: SO229424

Mapcode National: GBR F1.CFC6

Mapcode Global: VH6BJ.S31N

Plus Code: 9C4R3VFF+XR

Entry Name: Richard Booth's Bookshop Ltd. Warehouse, to rear of

Listing Date: 1 February 1988

Last Amended: 1 February 1988

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 7387

Building Class: Commercial

Also known as: Richard Booth's Bookshop Ltd.Warehouse,to The Rear of No.39 Lion Street

ID on this website: 300007387

Location: On the corner with Brook Street.

County: Powys

Community: Hay (Y Gelli Gandryll)

Community: Hay

Built-Up Area: Hay-on-Wye

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

Tagged with: Bookstore

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History

Earlier C19 (shown on 1847 Tithe map)

Exterior

2-storey, 3-window coursed rubble front; slate roof with skylight to right, brick end chimney stacks. 12-pane sashes to 1st floor with voussoir lintels, the right hand window is blocked and the other two have window-box holders. Central 2-light shop window with cornice and end pilasters; boarded door to left leading into cross passage and recessed entrance to right with 4-panel half glazed door, panelled reveals and pilasters. Shop window with similar pilasters returned around corner. 2 sash windows, as on front, to right end.

Attached to rear is a rubble cross range extending down Brook Street, the southern end is domestic with small pane sash windows. Beyond that extends a 3-storey warehouse set in the slope with undulating slate roof and 3-tier boarded doors, the top one with swept roof. Louvred ventilator beyond and various camber headed openings. Recessed broad entrance at right end with one brick jamb. Lower 2-storey corrugated roof range attached at end and rubble cross range extends into large courtyard created between this property and The Limited Bookshop.

Reasons for Listing

Group value.

External Links

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Richard Booth's Bookshop Ltd. Warehouse, to rear of

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