Hurst House

Hurst House is a large country house built in 1530 by Richard Ward and rebuilt in 1847 by the Rev. A.A. Cameron, Vicar of Hurst, who incorporated some older materials. The house is constructed of brick with stone strings and features an old tile roof and large chimney stacks. It has two storeys and an attic.

On the north front, the main part has double gables, with the left gable featuring a 4-light stone mullioned attic window and 4-light stone mullioned and transomed windows on the lower floors. The right gable is set back and has a 2-light mullioned attic window, with similar lower floor windows. To the left is an irregular section with an entrance porch.

The south front has a left wing that is set back, featuring a gable facing west and a chimney stack on the south side with both octagonal and rectangular shafts, as well as moulded and offset heads. The main part has double gables, each with a vent slit at attic level, irregular first floor windows, and two large 10 and 12-light stone mullioned and transomed windows on the ground floor. There is a door in the angle of a projecting gabled wing to the right, which has a two-storey angular bay facing south with stone cresting and a hipped lead roof, featuring 6-light mullioned and transomed windows on the front and 2-light similar windows on the sides. Some upper windows have moulded wood mullions, likely from the original building.

Inside, the dining room features elaborate 17th-century oak panelling, fluted pilasters, carved caps and entablature, a carved frieze, and a stone chimney piece with two tiers of similar design. The Tudor-style plaster ceiling dates from the rebuilding. The study contains a 17th-century bolection moulded fireplace surround, while the drawing room has a 16th-century marble chimney piece. The hall features large moulded and stop-chamfered oak door frames.