Most Haunted Location - Ordsall Hall

Ordsall Hall was once a moated Tudor Mansion and although the oldest parts were built during the 15th Century there has been a house on the site for over 800 years. It was about 1335 when the Manor of Ordsall came into the posession of the Radclyffe family but Sir John Radclyffe did not become the legal owner of Ordsall Manor until 1354. Sir John and his son Richard took over much of the area surrounding the Manor including a chapel.

The Manor was modernised during the Radclyffe ownership and shows hallmarks of each time period throughout the 300 years that they lived there. During the civil war the Hall was in the hands of Sir Alexander Radclyffe and because he was a Royalist he was subsequently imprisoned and suffered severe financial hardship. This meant that John, his son and heir, was unable to maintain or live in the Mansion for much longer and it was sold to Colonel John Birch in 1662.

The Mansion was sold many times during the next century. By the last quarter of the 19th Century the Hall was no longer moated but surrounded by fields and woods. It was purchased by the Salford Corporation in 1959 and opened to the Public in April 1972 as a period House and Local History Museum.

Such is the history of this Great building that the ghosts that inhabit it now must be varied and diverse. It is said that many of the ghosts come from different time frames and are almost unaffected by the activity of each other.

There are many rooms in Ordsall Hall that have caused chilling and spine-tingling emotions amongst its visitors. The kitchen is now the room that sits over the well where the child drowned and so much activity has been witnessed in this area.

The Great Hall and the Star Chamber is said to be so active that Web Cams have been set up in order for all activity to be witnessed and recorded.

Poltergeist activiy has been witnessed and many feelings of extraordinary variations in emotions have been noted. Temperature changes, feelings of being watched, people being touched. These are all experiences that have been felt at Oldsall.

The White Lady who threw herself from the balcony overlookng the Great Hall has been seen and heard on many occasions. A lady's voice has been heard along with whispers. Could this be the White Lady? The Ghostly experiences are varied and frequent. We are really looking forward to investigating this very haunted and chilling location.

The building will be under restoration for the next 2 years starting March 09 so we feel that it is really important to be investigating this location again before the work starts and we really want you to join us.

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