The Past



The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.

L. P. Hartley   1895-1972 

Friday 17 June 2011

Salford - Ordsall Hall


You'll find Ordsall Hall in Salford not far from the Exchange Quay metro station.

With parts 820 years old this Tudor mansion has been in the past a farm, home, church hall and working men's club. The name of the hall first appeared in print in 1177.

For three hundred years it was the home of the Radclyffe family who moved in around 1335.





.

3 comments:

ADRIAN said...

A superb building.

Travel France Online said...

Splendid building!
I am fascinated by the evolution of architecture through the centuries, some styles are more attractive than others but I am not sure that nowadays we excel at creating buildings which will last for generations like this one...
Kind regards, DeeBee

J_on_tour said...

What an amazing building. I'm staying at Clippers Quay in mid July and may have a sunday afternoon walk there.

Penguins - move your cursor and take them for a walk !!

Say it as it is ......


Shoot for the moon, even if you miss, you'll land amongst the stars.

Look around !!!

What is this life, full of care,

We have no time to stand and stare?


W. H. Davies  1870-1940