Munden House

Munden House is a country house dating from 1787 to 1795, originally built for R.S. Parker. It was remodelled in 1828 for G. Hibbert, altered in 1851 by R. Geldham, and again in 1887. The house is constructed of red brick, with some stock brick extensions, stone dressings and some rendering. It has slate hipped roofs. The main body of the house is an 18th century block to which Gothic Revival additions have been made.

The three-bay front of 1828 is the most prominent feature. The central bay projects, featuring a large six-light casement window with chamfered surrounds, a central stone mullion, ovolo moulded timber mullions and transom, and diamond-glazed upper panes. A carved frieze sits between the ground and first floors, and a dripstone protects the first floor window. The parapet is finished with a stone coping and pinnacles. The former entrance was originally located to the right, but is now incorporated into a low quadrant outshut. The flanking bays project less, each with a four-light casement and a moulded stone cornice to the right. There are three bargeboarded gabled dormers in the roof. Ridge stacks are positioned to flank the central bay.

A small first-floor oriel window is located in a link to a one-bay addition from 1851. A projecting ground floor porch/vestibule has a plank door set within a pointed arch surround, with a square hood mould and carved spandrels. A quatrefoil sits above the entrance, along with carved arms in a low gabled parapet. Angle buttresses mark the returns of the three-bay section, with small casements containing leaded panes and a carved frieze. A first-floor canted bay features four centred arched lights with leaded panes and an ogee roof, finished with Gothic ornament above. The left return of 1828 has two bays, with the bay towards the front projecting and featuring five-light casements. To the rear, a four-light window sits below a three-light window, and there are two dormers and a central ridge stack.

The garden front reveals three distinct building phases. The central three late 18th century red brick bays were refenestrated in 1828 with three-light windows similar to those on the front facade. A staircase window is positioned above an entrance to the left, and a coped parapet sits above a stone cornice. Three dormers are present. To the right, a projecting stock brick addition with cement rendering has a canted bay. To the left is an 1887 projecting addition, with red brick detailing mirroring the 1828 style. A two-storey service wing is attached to the front, along with further two and one-storey later additions.

The interior retains well-preserved Victorian features. A formal garden is situated to the south.