Hulme Hall Road

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Hulme Hall Road is a mostly residential road around the centre of Cheadle Hulme. One of Cheadle Hulme's oldest roads, it connects the Smithy Green area of Church Road and Gill Bent Road with the northern parts of Cheadle Hulme, Turves Road, Albert Road and Cheadle Road. There are numerous features along it: there is Cheadle Hulme School near the Smithy Green end, and its large open field, which gives the area a somewhat rural feel. The road is fairly narrow as well, giving it a country lane feel. Further north, there is Hulme Hall Grammar School, and just past this, a Grade II listed building, 1 Higham Street, which dates from the 16th century. A little further north is Hulme Hall, a Grade II listed 16th century building which gives its name to the road. It's now an old people's home, but was once the manor of the Hulme portion of the Cheadle Moseley estate. Futher along the road is the Hesketh Tavern pub, once the site of the Horse and Jockey inn. It is named after William Bamford Hesketh, who owned the estate in the 19th century. Opposite this is the old railway station, the white house behind the cottages. This area forms a junction with Swann Lane, just before the bridge. The whole area is a "conservation area", with many old buildings, structures and natural features. Quite different from other parts of Cheadle Hulme. Under the bridge (which may well be original) is a junction with Heathbank Road and Howard Avenue, around where Pinfold Farm was. Houses around here are fairly old – there are some Victorian "villas", but there are even older examples.

Overall, Hulme Hall Road is probably one of Cheadle Hulme's most interesting streets.