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The Old Black Lion PH

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0743 / 52°4'27"N

Longitude: -3.1225 / 3°7'21"W

OS Eastings: 323162

OS Northings: 242360

OS Grid: SO231423

Mapcode National: GBR F1.CG2P

Mapcode Global: VH6BJ.T4M6

Plus Code: 9C4R3VFG+PX

Entry Name: The Old Black Lion PH

Listing Date: 1 February 1988

Last Amended: 1 February 1988

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 7381

Building Class: Commercial

Also known as: The Old Black Lion Ph,Lion Street

ID on this website: 300007381

Location: At the E end of the town opposite the junction with Bear Street. Formally all one property adjacent to the site of the former Lion Gate.

County: Powys

Community: Hay (Y Gelli Gandryll)

Community: Hay

Built-Up Area: Hay-on-Wye

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

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History

Said to have C13 origins although the present basically U-plan structure is largely C17. The front was brought forward in C18 and various modern additions have been made.

Exterior

2-storey front with plinth; 2 1 window to the roughcast Black Lion; 2-window to the rubble Antique shop on left. Slate roof hipped at right end and sloping down to corner with lower eaves at right side, probably the C17 cross wing. Low set rubble end chimney stacks, especially to right which has weather-coursing, and central stack to ridge. Mainly small pane sash windows; Antique shop has one partially blocked to ground floor (possibly inserted into a former doorway) and Victorian sash windows to 1st floor. Vertical break to centre of Black Lion could suggest the junction between the C17 forward cross wing and the C18 refronting. The entrance to the Black Lion is to the left with bracketed hood and half glazed door; similar central entrance to Antique shop. 1 small pane sash window to right end with extensively modernised gable ended cross range and attached modern extension. Lower cross range to rear right partly occupied by Antique shop; outer verge raised and modern dormer added to inner side; rubble chimney breast on end, heightened in brick.

Interior

Interior retains considerable C17 detail including exposed beams to bar, some stop chamfered. Curved stone staircase to cellars with part cobbled floor. Evidence for the widening of the building includes a former 3-light timber frame window on the 1st floor landing. Broad staircase with balusters removed. The 1st floor corridor retains some fine C17 wainscoating (reused) with carved flowers in panels - other panelling is Georgian. The most interesting room is the Cromwell room formed out of the flooring-in of an open roof hall - it retains the half loft/gallery with roll stop chamfered bressummer and modern balustrade. Pegged post and panelling to walls.
Altered interior to Antique shop, stop chamfered beam to central passage; dado panelling to parlour.

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