Hulme Barracks

Hulme Barracks comprises an officers' mess, some officers' quarters, and a quartermaster's house, originally part of the larger Hulme Barracks complex. The building dates to 1817 and has undergone alterations since. Constructed of red brick, with sandstone dressings and hipped slate roofs, the barracks exhibit an irregular rectangular plan on a north-west/south-east axis, with a main block at the south end and a crosswing at the north end, all in a Georgian style.

The main block has a 1:3:1 window arrangement, with a pedimented centre that projects forwards. A three-window link connects to the right of the pediment, and a single-window projecting wing extends further. A dentilled cornice runs along the entire length. The main entrance features a wide round-headed doorway, a panelled door with side panels, and a large fanlight with radiating glazing bars. The sashed windows have raised stone sills and flat-arched heads of gauged brick. A rectangular stone loggia has been added to the left of the doorway, featuring square pillars, an entablature, a cornice, a blocking course, and wrought-iron railings. The linking range and the wing to the north, which are screened by a wall, also have similar sashed windows. The left gable wall is rendered.

The rear of the building features a projection to the centre and northern end, rendered and painted white. A two-storey segmental bow window is present, with a pilastered three-light sashed window on the ground floor (with 8, 12, and 8 panes of glass) and a single 12-pane sash window above. The northern range has a 1:3 sashed window arrangement on each floor. The interior remains uninspected.

Historically, the barracks housed cavalry until 1895, and subsequently line regiments. Notable figures including Prince Victor Albert, Prince Louis Napoleon, the Prince Imperial, and Winston Churchill were stationed here. Royal persons also dined in the mess.