Ulveston Hall

Ulveston Hall is a manor farmhouse dating from the early to mid-16th century, with a 17th-century wing extending to the north at right angles, which was likely originally a detached structure. The building is timber-framed and rendered, topped with a plaintiled roof. It features a three-cell main range, two storeys high, with an attic in the parlour cell. There is a continuous jetty to the north, and the façade includes four windows with nine-paned sashes, most of which are missing or fragmentary. The ground floor has three casement windows dating from around 1938, and there is a four-panel door leading into a cross-entry. The stack has two well-crafted detached octagonal shafts with star caps, while a later stack against the west gable end has been partly rebuilt in the mid-20th century.

The north wing contains several mullioned windows with square-leaded glass, likely from the 19th century, along with two earlier windows featuring heavy ovolo mullions. Many of these windows were boarded up at the time of the survey. Inside, the parlour boasts a fully-moulded bridging beam and a moulded cornice, with the joists plastered over. The fireplace has a brick arch that is partly concealed, and the chimneybreast plasterwork is painted to resemble studding, showcasing a notable example of this decorative practice. The main floor beam and cornice in the hall are simpler in design, and part of this room now serves as a 19th-century entrance hall. The parlour chamber features fine close studding and a blocked four-centre arched fireplace, along with a chamfered-joist ceiling. The remainder of the upper floor has been subdivided, and the former outside wall at the west gable end shows some brick nogging, possibly a later addition. The roof contains two rows of heavy butt purlins, and the west wing is arranged in three bays, with main posts that have deep jowls and most studs concealed. At the south end, there is a two-bay room with plain flat joists that are not heavy. The clasped purlin roof has been altered in the north bay, where a stack appears to have been inserted. The records for this manor are unusually complete.