Hulme Hall

Hulme Hall is a large house, now used as a residential home. The original core of the house dates to the 17th century, with substantial restoration and additions made in the 19th century. The original construction uses square-panel box framing, with later brick additions in a header bond pattern and slate roofs. The house presents as a three-bay, two-storey structure, now accessed through large 19th-century additions, also of two storeys. A stone plinth is present, and the first floor overhangs with coved jetties on three sides. The gable over the second bay also features a coved jetty, supported by an ovolo-moulded bressumer and decorative gable treatment. The original section has a five-light window with ovolo-moulded mullions and transom on each floor of the first bay. Other bays and side elevations have larger, four-light replacement windows from the 19th century. The end gables are largely 19th-century in style, featuring decorative framing, bargeboards, and finials; the left-hand gable has three such features, two of which may be replacements.

Inside, two rooms on the ground floor have chamfered beams with stepped stops. One door lintel is ovolo-moulded and bears the initials “HDK” and a partially illegible date which appears to be 1716. The 19th-century additions contain two rooms with ornate plasterwork ceilings, a large inglenook fireplace, and some stained glass. Historically, the Hall was part of the manor of the Vernons and later belonged to the Savages.