Holmeswood Hall

Holmeswood Hall is a hunting or fishing lodge, or part of one, built by the Hesketh family of Rufford and now serves as a farmhouse. The building is dated 1568 on the second floor and has been altered over time. It features brick roughcast painted white and a pitched roof that is concealed by a parapet. The structure is a rectangular single-cell three-storey tower topped with an embattled parapet. A large rectangular external chimney stack is located on the left return wall, extending above the parapet and finished with battlements that disguise the flues.

On the south front, there is one large square window on each of the first two floors, and a three-light casement window on the second floor. Between the upper windows, there is a carved stone plaque surrounded by ropework, featuring a wheatsheaf in the center and stylized letters "T H" (for Thomas Hesketh) with the date "15 68" in the upper corners. There is an addition to the rear of the building, while other features and the interior are of less interest.

Historically, the hall is associated with fishing and hunting activities on and around the former Martin Mere, which was four miles long and two miles wide before it was drained. It was likely built to protect the Hesketh family's disputed rights in the area.