Hurdley Hall

Hurdley Hall is a two-unit lobby entry house, originally dating back to the 18th century, with a later extension built of stone to the west, under a lower roof, and a single-storey lean-to on its gable end. The north and east walls are timber framed with rendered infill, while the remainder of the building is constructed of random rubble. The roofs are slate, with stone tiles on the porch roof. A centrally placed stone stack rises from the roof, along with a brick stack on the west extension.

The front of the house has a north-facing porch. To the left of the porch, the building is timber framed, with two 20th-century casement windows in earlier openings. To the right of the porch is random rubble with two small-paned casement windows set under brick segmental heads. The west extension includes an infilled doorway leading into a cross-passage, and two casement windows. The porch is two-storey high, with stone tiles on its east slope and slate on its west slope, and notched barge boards. The upper storey is timber framed, with diagonal braces on its east and west sides, and chevron struts above the sill. A single casement window is situated on the front of the porch. The angles are marked by thin posts with barley twist under moulded brackets below the tie beam, which is inscribed with "IOHN AND ELISABETH IONES: ANO 1718". The lower storey of the porch is built of random rubble on its north and west sides, and timber framed on its east side, with moulded brackets under a girding beam. A carving of a naked male figure, likely a fertility symbol, is incorporated into the bracket at the northeast angle of the porch. A late 20th-century ledged and battened door is on the east side of the porch. The east gable is timber framed with diagonal braces, and features a 20th-century casement window, with two further casements below it. The south wall is random rubble, with an outshut in the centre, which likely housed stairs originally. The outshut has splayed angles and a single fixed light. A late 20th-century door is offset from the southeast angle of the building, with a two-light casement to its left. To the left of the outshut is a two-light casement window in the upper storey, and a small-paned casement under a brick segmental head in the lower storey. The west extension includes a 20th-century porch and doorway, as well as a three-light casement window in the upper storey and a small-paned casement below it. The lean-to is faced in random rubble, with weatherboarding on the west side and a gable on the south side; some of the original timber framing is visible inside.

The first floor of the porch is supported on spine and dragon beams with stepped and broach stops. Inside the original house, there are back-to-back fireplaces – the fireplace in the front left room has a chamfered bressumer, while the front right fireplace contains a late 19th-century range. The west wall of the original house is timber framed and is one side of a former through passage in the extension to the west, which features a flagstone floor. A cellar is located beneath the west extension, with a single fixed light in its north wall.