British Listed Buildings

History in Structure

Paris House including Gwilliam

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

More Photos »
Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0744 / 52°4'27"N

Longitude: -3.1256 / 3°7'32"W

OS Eastings: 322949

OS Northings: 242381

OS Grid: SO229423

Mapcode National: GBR F1.CFB9

Mapcode Global: VH6BJ.R4Z2

Plus Code: 9C4R3VFF+QQ

Entry Name: Paris House including Gwilliam

Listing Date: 1 February 1988

Last Amended: 1 February 1988

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 7371

Building Class: Commercial

ID on this website: 300007371

Location: Facing down The Pavement, set forward from the Cheese Market to right.

County: Powys

Community: Hay (Y Gelli Gandryll)

Community: Hay

Built-Up Area: Hay-on-Wye

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

Tagged with: Building

Find accommodation in
Hay-on-Wye

Exterior

Later C19 3-storey, 2-window whitewashed rubble front to structure with earlier C19 origins, the upper floor is said to be timber framed. Slate roof and boarded eaves; rubble chimney stack heightened in brick to right end and brick stack to rear. Sash windows with marginal glazing bars and keystones. Modern shop front with splayed central entrance and imitation marble plinth. 3-storey and attic roughcast left end with casement window to attic, 12-pane sash windows below over narrow ground floor lean-to with plinth extending back from splayed shop window similar to that on main front; 9-pane sash to ground floor beside half glazed door.

Scribed render rear to Market Street with plinth and slightly splayed out ground floor; small pane sash windows offset towards Market Hall.

Reasons for Listing

Included for group value and for fine rear elevations.

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

  • II Cheese Market
    In the Market Place below the Castle, detached to W end.
  • II Pemberton's
    Forward to the street, opposite the Butter Market, right end facing Market Place.
  • II R.M. Jones, Chemist
    Set in the slope on the corner with The Pavement stepped down from No 8 formerly the Three Horse Shoes Inn.
  • II Hay Spinning Gallery
    Forward to the street opposite the Butter Market, No 2 and 3 attached to right.
  • II Crown House including Gemini
    Set in the slope of a short terrace opposite the Cheese Market; No 7 stepped down to right.
  • II Butter Market
    To E of the Cheese Market; set in the slope between Market Street and High Town.
  • II Hay Prints
    Set in the slope of a short terrace opposite the Cheese Market.
  • II The Hay Galleries
    Opposite the Butter Market, stepped up from No 5.

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.