Hulme Hall is a house on a

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ed site in the

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, England. It originated in the 15th century, with additions and alterations in the 17th and 19th centuries. It is now a farmhouse. The house is constructed in brown brick, and has a roof of stone-slate and Welsh

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. It is in two storeys with an attic, and has an asymmetrical plan. The northeast front is the entrance front, and has three

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. The garden front is on the northwest; it has five bays, two of which are stepped back in two stages. Most of the windows are two or three-light casements. The house is recorded in the

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as a designated Grade II*

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. The bridge over the moat leading to the house is also listed at Grade II*. The moated site on which the house stands is a

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. It had been the home of the Grosvenor and

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families, both of whom were prominent in Cheshire. The building was in a state of considerable disrepair for over a decade and had been on the official "

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" register before a £1 million restoration was completed in 2014. File:Hulme Hall - geograph.org.uk - 383339.jpg, Hulme Hall before restoration File:Bridge at Hulme Hall 04.jpg, Bridge over moat File:Hulme Hall Moated Site 02.jpg, Moated site

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Photographs of the hall and bridge
Houses completed in the 15th century Houses completed in the 17th century Houses completed in the 19th century Country houses in Cheshire Grade II* listed buildings in Cheshire Grade II* listed houses Scheduled monuments in Cheshire {{UK-listed-building-stub

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