Poplar House is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 1 February 1988. House.
Poplar House
- WRENN ID
- silent-lead-yarrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Brecon Beacons National Park
- Constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 1 February 1988
- Type
- House
- Address
- Poplar House, Hay, Powys
- OS grid reference
- SO 229 425
- Coordinates
- 52.07627, -3.12526
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Poplar House is an L-plan structure dating from the 18th century. It features a symmetrical two-storey front with three windows, constructed from coursed rubble, and includes a plinth and rusticated quoins. The roof is hipped and covered with slate, complemented by end brick chimney stacks. The building has freestone bracket cornices and plain architraves surrounding 12-pane sash windows. The entrance boasts a robust doorcase with a fluted bracket hood and half-round Tuscan columns, along with panelled reveals and a half-glazed six-panel door.
The side elevations are made of rubble and contain some 12-pane sashes alongside modern windows. There is a cellar opening on the left side, while the rear mainly features modern windows. The northeast corner of the cross range is cut back, showcasing a curved brace and pendant that support the overhanging roof.
Inside, the building retains its panelled shutters.
Local climate
Poplar House receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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