Ordsall Hall ................. returning to an old favourite

It’s with a bit of shame that I have to admit I haven’t been back to Ordsall Hall in decades.

Back a long time ago it was one of those places along with Clayton, Wythenshawe and Baguley Halls which were part of a day out.

But Peter’s painting has set me thinking it is time I went.

It is after all a fine building with a history which goes back to the 15th century on a site where there has been a house since at least 1251.

And since it was bought by Salford Corporation there will be many with fond memories of day visits to the place when it was a museum.

And perhaps a few stories from when it was a working man's club in the 1870s

Location; Salford

Painting; Ordsall Hall, Salford. Painting © 2012 Peter Topping, 
Web: www.paintingsfrompictures.co.uk

In Salford ……. with the familiar and the new

Now, we all know Salford is changing, and the march of those tall blocks of flats, offices and hotels, which are presently dominating the skylines of the twin cities were clearly evident on the day Andy was on a jolly on Ordsall Lane.

It was according to Andy, “Wednesday, and as a treat, I took my wife to Ordsall Hall ......who says romance is dead?”

And having arrived at the said hall he framed the past, present and future in the shot.

Location; Salford

Picture; Orsdall Hall, 2019, from the collection of Andy Robertson