Helme Lodge

Helme Lodge is a house built in 1824 by Francis and George Webster for W.D. Crewdson. It has undergone several alterations, including the addition of verandahs on the south side around 1914 by Richardson and a remodel of the west side in 1916 by W.A. Nelson following a fire. The building is designed in the Greek Revival Style and constructed of limestone ashlar with sandstone dressings. It features a hipped roof made of graduated greenslate, corniced limestone chimneys, and a deeply overhanging modillioned cornice with a cast-iron ogee gutter.

The house is two storeys tall with an entrance front that has three bays arranged in a 2:1:2 pattern, articulated by Tuscan pilasters, with the central bay recessed. The entrance includes a three-panelled door with an oblong fanlight in a stone surround, located under a porch supported by two sets of paired Ionic columns. There are two sash windows on either side of the door, and five sash windows above.

The garden front is at right angles to the entrance, featuring three bays also articulated by Tuscan pilasters. The central bay has a sash window, and there are single-storey bay windows with tripartite sashes on each side, along with three sash windows above. The first floor has stone balustrades and a cast-iron balcony supported by cast-iron columns. The rear of the house has four windows on each floor, with Tuscan pilasters at the corners and a glazed cast-iron verandah. All windows throughout the building have glazing bars.

Inside, the lodge retains original six-panelled doors, architraves, picture rails, cornices, panelled window surrounds, and shutters. There is a stone staircase with an iron balustrade that finishes in a spiral and a two-step curtail. The landing features a moulded plaster ceiling, and there are marble fireplaces sourced from Webster's works. A complete set of original plans and elevations for the building and the verandahs is preserved in the County Archives in Kendal.