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Latitude: 52.0744 / 52°4'27"N
Longitude: -3.1254 / 3°7'31"W
OS Eastings: 322961
OS Northings: 242379
OS Grid: SO229423
Mapcode National: GBR F1.CFCF
Mapcode Global: VH6BJ.S423
Plus Code: 9C4R3VFF+QR
Entry Name: Cheese Market
Listing Date: 24 October 1951
Last Amended: 1 February 1988
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 7393
Building Class: Commercial
ID on this website: 300007393
Location: In the Market Place below the Castle, detached to W end.
County: Powys
Community: Hay (Y Gelli Gandryll)
Community: Hay
Built-Up Area: Hay-on-Wye
Traditional County: Brecknockshire
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Built 1835 for Sir Joseph Bailey; later alterations. Probably on the site of the C17 market house.
Simple classical 2-storey structure with coursed freestone elevations to High Town and Market Street with central pediment containing blind recess (? for date stone) and rock faced plinth to the former. Slate roof, rubble chimney stack and very wide eaves with moulded cornice. Open and railed ground floor to N and S with in antis twin segmental arches and single column to centre with responds; tooled voussoirs and keystones. Rubble W end perhaps with building formerly adjoining; now with modern shelter. Small pane sash windows. 8-panel double door entrance to SE end with architrave, panelled reveals and fanlight. Modern public conveniences inserted into right hand opening of S side.
Interior retains broad oak staircase and half round fluted columns to fireplace in upper room.
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