ORDSALL HALLFeasibility Report

Designed By: Amanda Tiller, Emma Wilson, Elis Jones, Gareth Bulger & Sana Bukhari

Amanda Tiller

We have created an in depth feasibility report to analise the Ordsall Hall Museum. This is a very complex building in Salford Manchester which dates back to as early as 1177. Over the years the building has been subject to major amendments and alterations and a total refurbishment took place between 2009-2011 costing 6.5million.

Our group visited the Ordsall Hall to observe, gather information and take photographs and get a feel for the history of the Museum. This report includes a range of considerations as shown on the contents page on the right hand side.

Ordsall Hall celebrates its 500th Anniversary in 2015 and will have an exciting exhibition/installation to share this milestone and show off this inspiring building.

INTRODUCTION Amanda Tiller

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CONTENTS

Structure & Architectural characteristics ..........................................................................................................................4 & 5Elevational / Sectional Characteristics & Dimensions......................................................................................................6 & 7Materials & Finishes...............................................................................................................................................................8 & 9Net & Gross Internal Area.........................................................................................................................................................10Fire Escape Routes.....................................................................................................................................................................11Sunlight Report & Orientation.........................................................................................................................................12 & 13Access & Surroundings.......................................................................................................................................................16 & Photographic Visuals..........................................................................................................................................................18

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Radclyffe Family

On the death of Richard de Hulton in 1335 the manor was passed on to the radclyffe family of Radclyffe tower, in Bury. In 1354 Sir John Radclyffe inherited the manor after he returned from the French wars. Previously before his right of ownership, It is stated that there first 20 years there were a number of climants.Sir John inherited a manor described in 1351 as a messuage, 120 acres of land, 12 acres of meadow and 12 acres of wood.

The Early Years

Ten years later he extended his manor and added a new chapen in which it was licenced in 1361.The Hall contained five chambers, a kitchen and a chapel. It was associated with two stables, three granges, two shippons, a garner, a dovecote, an or-chard and a windmill, together with 80 acres of arable land and six acres of meadow. In 1380 Sir John Radclyffe son Richard passed away.

The Great Hall

The Great Hall was built in 1512, when Sir Alexander Radclyffe became High Sheriff of Lancashire. The New Hall was the norm for that era within the North West (e.g- Rufford Old Hall which is still one of the largest.)The Ordsall hall is distingished by the elaborate roof structure which displays the skills of the carpenter who built it.

Alterations and addtions were added in the 1600’s. A brick house was built in the 1639 at the west and right angles of the timber framed building. However Sir Alexander Radclyffe has suffered from finanacial diffilcuilties. Since the expenditure of building the new area. Followed immediately by the English Civil War during which, as a Royalist, he suffered imprisonment and financial hardship.

He left his son the heir John in financial curscumstances that he had no other choice but to sell the hall to colonel John Birch in 1662.

HISTORY

ORDSALL HALL

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Marriages

The Family have been connected for over 300 years. The histo-ry of the family reveals inter marriages and feud with othe local families such as Booths, Leghs and de Traffords.Sir Alexander was High Sheriff of Lancashire on four occasions.Majority were knighted for services in the battle and took part in court life.Margaret Radclyffe became a favourite Maid of Honour to Queen Elizabeth.

The Hall after the Radclyffe family

The end of 1600’s the hall was sold to the Oldfield Family of Leftwich and again in 1704 to to John Stock, a trustee of Cross Street Chape. His son exuctors sold the property to in 1756 to Samuel Hill of Shenstone, Staffordshire, which later passed on to his nephew, Samuel Egerton of Tatton.

The Stocks were the last owners to have lived at Ordsall Hall.

AlterationsAlterations took place in the late 1700s in Egerton ownership.

Residents

Many Families continued to occupy the Hall in 1871. In 1870 Jo-seph Ryder, a cotton merchant, shared the building with Rich-ard Alsop who was innkeeper of the famous ‘Bulls Head’ inn in Manchester.

Clergy Training School

Earl Egerton of Tatton decided to promote the opening of a Clergy Training School in the Hall. This was due to the lease running out. To do this he arranged for the Alfred Darbyshire (1839-1908) a Manchester architect, to carry out a major restoration

In 1967 the St Cyprians Church was demolished and moved to the north forecourt and a rectory formed out of the east end of the Hall where a new servants’ wing was added on the south side.

Salford City Council

In 1959 the Hall was purchased by Salford Corporation from the Exec-utors of the Baron Egerton of Tatton. The Hall went under restoration and was opened to the public in April 1972 as a local history museum.

RestorationIn 2009 to 2011 the Hall underwent 6.5 million pound major Restora-tion.

Mens Working Club

In the last quarter of the 19th Centuary, once surrounded by fields and woods, engulfed in industrial housing and factories. In 1875 it was let to Haworth’s Mill (a cotton spinning factory on Ordsall Lane) for use as a Working Men’s Club. The Great Hall was cleared and used for gymnasium, while provision was made elsewhere for billiards, a skittle alley and bowling green.

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1177

Ordsall Hall was first mentioned in 1117 but was referenced in print as Ordeshala.

1335

1510

1605

1639

1662

1700

1704

1756

1758

1814

The Radclyffe Family inherited Ordsall Hall from Richard de Hulton.

The Great Hall was built by Sir Alexandra Radclyffe when he became high sheriff of

Lancshire.

Guy Fawkes and Robert Catesby plan the gunpowder plot, in the Star Chamber Room, before escaping through an underground tunnel.

Sir Alexandra Radcly-ffe builds a brick house at the west end and at right angles to the timber

framed building.

After financial hardship, John Radckyffe son of Sir Alexandra Radclyffe sold Ordsall Hall to John Birch.

The Great Hall is divided Horzontally and the building is divided into three sections.

Ordsall Hall is sold to John stock.

Ordsall hall is sold to Samuel Hill.

Samuel Egerton of Tatton inherit Ordsall Hall.

Decendants of John Markendale

lease the hall from 1814 - 1871.

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1849

1875

1896

1908

1930

1940

1959

1972

2007

2011

Moat filled in sometime around this period. The nearest neighbour was a dye works.

Ordsall Hall is let to Haworths Mill for use as a Working Mens Club. During this period it was also surrounded by industrial buildings,

Earl Egerton of Tatton converts ordsall Hall into a Clergy training

school. Architect Alfred Darbyshire restored the hall.

Clergy Training School transfers to another premises.

Ordsall Hall was used for a va-riety of activities associated

with war work.

Ordsall Hall was Fire Damaged.

Salford City Council buyOrdsall Hall. In the 1960s there was a major restoration carried out. St Cyprians church was

removed.

Ordsall Hall was opened

to the public as a local history

musueum and period house.

Between in 2009 - 2011 there was a 6.5 million pound restoration.

Reopened to the public.

Named small visitor attraction of the year by Northwest Regency Development Agency.

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Lady Margaret

Queen Elizabeth I Maid of Honour.Margaret Radclyffe (1575 - 1599) who was one of Queen Elizabeth I, Maid of Hounour. She was also Sir Alexander Radclyffe’s sister.

In 1599 Sir Alecandra was Killed during a battle in Ireland. However the death of her brother caused her to be extremely upset and depressed. Queen Elizabeth I insisted she was brought to Richmond Palace, so that she could take care of her. On the 10th November 1599 Margret passed away. A post mortem was carried out, it was stated she died from starvation.

Queen Elizabeth I commanded that she be burried as a Nobelsmans daughter in the Church of St. Margaret situated in London. At her service,WW 24 women were given gowns, to represent each year of her life.

Ben Johnson a playwright was instrcuted by the Queen to write a tribute for her grave.It read:

“M arble weep, for thou dost cover,A dead beauty underneath thee,

R ich as nature could bequeath thee:G rant, then no rude hand remove her.

A ll the gazers on the skiesR ead not in fair heaven’s storyE xpresser truth or truer glory,

T han they might in her bright eyes.R are as wonder was her wit;A nd like nectar ever flowing:

T ill time, strong by her bestowing,C onquered have both life and it.

L ife whose grief was out of fashionI n these times. Few have so ruedF ate in a brother. To conclude,

F or wit, feature, and true passionE arth, thou hast not such another.”

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Guy Fawkes & Robert Catesby

It is said that Guy Fawkes and Robert Catesdy used Ordsall Hall Star Chamber, to plot the overthrow of King James in the famous Gunpowder plot in 1605. They supposedly escaped capture by the King’s Soldiers by an underground tunnel from Ordsall Hall to an inn at the Catherdral end of Hanging Bridge, which in present day is the northern end of Deansgate, Manchester.

However there is no firm evidence to support this but the Radclyffe Family were said to be acquainted with the Catesby family.

This legend is remebered by the naming the road on the East side of the Ordsall Hall as Guy Fawkes Street,

William Harrison Ainsworth’s an author from Manchester wrote the first of his seven “Lancashire novels.”The story is based on the Gunpowder Plot in 1605, an unsuccessful attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament. It was called ‘Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason: An Historical Romance’ (1841) which is based around Ordsall Hall.

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TYPE OF STRUCTURE / ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTERISTICS Elis JonesElis Jones

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ELEVATIONS Gareth Bulger

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Gareth Bulger

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Gareth BulgerMATERIALS & FINISHES

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Amanda Tiller

ORDSALL MAIN DINING HALL Interior luminary lighting

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Sunrise and Set

On the 21st December, the sun will rise 55° east of due south and set 55° west of due south.

On the 21st March/21st September, the sun will rise 91° east of due south and set 91° west of due south.

On the 21st June, the sun will rise 129° east of due south and set 129° west of due south.

Average Daylight Hours

January 1 - 31: 7 hrs, 35 mins to 8 hrs 53 minsFebruary 1 - 28: 8 hrs 56 mins to 10 hrs 34 minsMarch 1 - 31: 10 hrs 48 mins to 12 hrs 56 minsApril 1 - 30: 13 hrs to 15 hrsMay 1 - 31: 15 hrs 4 mins to 16 hrs 38 minsJune 1 - 30: 16 hrs 40 mins to 16 hrs 57 minsJuly 1 - 31: 15 hrs 45 mins to 16 hrs 57 minsAugust 1 - 31 13 hrs 46 mins to 15 hrs 42 minsSeptember 1 - 30: 11 hrs 41 mins to 13 hrs 42 minsOctober 1 - 31: 9 hrs 34 mins to 11 hrs 37 minsNovember 1 - 30: 7 hrs 55 mins to 9hrs 30 minDecember 1 - 31: 7hrs 34 mins to 7 hrs 53 mins

Sun Direction

The shaddows below on the buildings, show the overshadowing to Gardens and open spaces through each of the four seasons at midday.

The annual probable sunlight hours on average are 1071 hours of sunshine per year in Manchester.

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LOCATION MAP & SURROUNDINGS

Museum Location

Ordsall Hall is closed to the public on a Friday and Saturday but is available for private hire at a weekend. Ordsall Hall Museum is located at 322 Ordsall Lane, Salford M5 3AN.

Gardens

The Museum gardens feature a Tudor style knot garden; Dig for Victory Garden; Herb Garden with medieval and Tudor herbs also there are ornamental borders containing flowers cherished by the Tudors There are also a number of stone artefacts on display challenging visitors to guess what they were.

Main Entrance

Ordsall Lane is the main road to gain entrance to Ordsall Hall Museum which you take after you exit the A57.

Ordsall Area Location

Ordsall is an inner city area of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It is situated chiefly to the south of the A57 road and close to the River Irwell, the main boundary with the city of Manchester. Ordsall is bound to south by Salford Quays and the Manchester Ship Canals. Salford Quays has created a world-class business, cultural and residential area of great national significance. More people now work at the Quays than in its heyday as a major seaport. The area has also become a popular residential area with a regular tram services. The development of MediaCityUK will continue to develop the area’s vibrant economy, fantastic leisure assets and high quality residential buildings.

Access & Parking

The private car park is located 100 metres from the entrance to the hall. There are five parking bays for blue badge holders and also it is Accessible to wheelchair users.

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Canals

The canals run throughout Salford, these were originaly used to transport the materials round the city. Canals were at the heart of the development of industrial Manchester. They enabled coal and raw materials to be carried right to the heart of the city and finished goods to be transported away

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Amanda Tiller ORDSALL HALL LOCATION MAP Arial View of Surrounding Area

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NET & GROSS AREAS

Ground Floor

Emma Wilson

Second FloorFirst Floor

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FIRE ESCAPEEmma Wilson

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