Historic houses · Mid Wales
Cheese Market, Hay-on-Wye
In or near Hay-on-Wye.
Cheese Market, Hay-on-Wye in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Cheese Market, Hay-on-Wye is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Official information
The Cheese Market in Hay-on-Wye is a restored market hall that serves as a community hub. Visitors can explore local produce and flea market stalls, and enjoy the vibrant atmosphere of the town. The building also features a holiday apartment with views of Hay Castle.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wye SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Cheese Market in Hay-on-Wye (Welsh: Marchnad gaws Y Gelli Gandryll), formerly Hay-on-Wye Town Hall, (Welsh: Neuadd y Dref Y Gelli Gandryll), is a municipal building in Market Street, Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales. The structure, which has been restored with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund so that the first floor can be let out for residential use, is a Grade II listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The first municipal building in the town was a market hall which was completed in the 17th century. After the original structure became dilapidated it was demolished, and a local businessman, William Enoch, commissioned a butter market which was erected at the east end of the site: it was designed in the style of a Doric Temple, built in rubble masonry and was completed in 1833. Around the same time, the lord of the manor, Sir Joseph Bailey, 1st Baronet, whose seat was at Glanusk Park, decided to commission a combined cheese market and town hall at the west end of the same site. The new building was designed in the neoclassical style, built in ashlar stone and was completed in 1835. In…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.0746, -3.1258
- District
- Powys
- Parish
- Hay
- Postcode
- HR3 5BU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
- Established
- 1835
- Official site
- www.haycheesemarket.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q112511638 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cheese Market, Hay-on-Wye (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cheese Market, Hay-on-Wye?
- Cheese Market, Hay-on-Wye is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode HR3 5BU), in the parish of Hay.
- What is Cheese Market, Hay-on-Wye?
- Cheese Market, Hay-on-Wye in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Cheese Market, Hay-on-Wye?
- Drivers can use postcode HR3 5BU.
- When was Cheese Market, Hay-on-Wye built?
- Built or established in 1835.
- Who owns Cheese Market, Hay-on-Wye?
- Cheese Market, Hay-on-Wye is owned by | designation1_number =7393.
- Is Cheese Market, Hay-on-Wye a protected site?
- Yes — Cheese Market, Hay-on-Wye is part of the River Wye SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Cheese Market, Hay-on-Wye free to visit?
- Yes, Cheese Market, Hay-on-Wye is free to enter.
- How do I get to Cheese Market, Hay-on-Wye?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode HR3 5BU. It sits within the Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe parliamentary constituency.