Butter Market, Hay-on-Wye, Powys

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0744 / 52°4'27"N

Longitude: -3.1253 / 3°7'31"W

OS Eastings: 322971

OS Northings: 242377

OS Grid: SO229423

Mapcode National: GBR F1.CFDJ

Mapcode Global: VH6BJ.S443

Plus Code: 9C4R3VFF+QV

Entry Name: Butter Market

Listing Date: 24 October 1951

Last Amended: 1 February 1988

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 7394

Building Class: Commercial

ID on this website: 300007394

Location: To E of the Cheese Market; set in the slope between Market Street and High Town.

County: Powys

Community: Hay (Y Gelli Gandryll)

Community: Hay

Built-Up Area: Hay-on-Wye

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

Tagged with: Architectural structure

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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".

Reasons for Listing

Group value.

External Links

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Cheese Market
In the Market Place below the Castle, detached to W end.
II Grove House
To E of the Butter Market, continous with No 17
II Lions Corner House Restaurant
Forward to the street close to the Butter Market.
II Hay Spinning Gallery
Forward to the street opposite the Butter Market, No 2 and 3 attached to right.
II Hay On Wye Post Office
Slightly advanced from No 4; stepped up from No 2.
II Pemberton's
Forward to the street, opposite the Butter Market, right end facing Market Place.
II The Hay Galleries
Opposite the Butter Market, stepped up from No 5.
II Scotland House including Tea Shop and Just Hair
Set into a short terrace, E of the Butter Market; No 18 stepped down to left.

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Butter Market

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