Ordsall Hall Gazetteer - Salford Community Leisure

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GAZETTEER
CONTENTS
Analysis of Building Periods – Floor Plans
Ground Floor
First Floor
Second Floor
Roof Structure
Significance definitions
Elevations
EL1
EL2
EL3
EL4
EL5
EL6
EL7
EL8
EL9
EL10
EL11
EL12
SE Victorian Elevation
East Gable elevation to East block
Pod Elevations
North East Corner Wing and return wall
Star Chamber North Elevation
Great Hall and Services North Elevation
Brick Wing East Elevation (two storey)
Single Storey North Extension to West Wing –
East Elevation
North Elevation
West Elevation
Two storey North Elevation to Brick Wing
West Elevation to West Wing
External Features
EX1
EX2
EX3
EX4
EX5
External Fixtures
Miscellaneous stoneware to be found on site
Car park
Open landscape areas
Signage
Ground Floor
G1
G2
G3
G4
G5A
G5B
G6
G7
G8
G9
G10A
G10B
G11A & G11B
G12
G13
G14
Storeroom
Privy Chamber
Star Chamber
Great Hall
Former Service Range : Ground Floor
Former Service Range: Entrance Hall
Staircase and passage
Toilets
Boiler Room
Storeroom
Kitchen
Kitchen Flue Passage
Storeroom
Storeroom
Entrance Hall to West Wing
Pod
First Floor
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5A
F5B
F6
F7A & F7B
F8
F8A
F9A
F9B
F9C
F10
F11
F12
Archive
Privy Chamber
Great Chamber
Gallery over Great Hall Bay
Exhibition Room
Exhibition Room
Storeroom/office
Exhibition Room
Office
West Wing Corridor to Admin
Meeting Room
Storeroom
Storeroom
Infill Block
First Floor Corridor
Kitchen
Second Floor
S1
S2A
S2B
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9
S10
Privy Chamber
Great Chamber Roof Space
East Wing North Extension Roof Space
West Wing Attic Space 3
West Wing Tower Attic
Ordsall Hall Gazetteer
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SIGNIFICANCE
In this Gazetteer rooms, spaces, and structures have been adjudged to be of either:
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International significance: the highest category of significance, and making
a contribution to international cultural heritage.
National significance: recognized as being of national significance
principally through listing or scheduling, for buildings and garden structures
particularly when graded I or II*.
Regional significance: of interest and significance in the immediate county
and wider regional area, but not sufficiently outstanding to rank as of national
significance.
Local significance: of interest because of local associations.
Issued December 2005
Ref. No:
EL1
Name:
SE Victorian Elevation
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Description:
• Rebuilt in 1896-8.
• Red sandstone and brick plinth sections.
• Brick elevations in header bond and terracotta window dressings.
• Timber framing to principal gables, brick chimneystacks and a slate roof.
• Carved heraldic plaque dated 1897.
• Cast Iron rainwater goods, modern soil pipe.
• Door to west end (blocked inside – G7), door to east end of elevation into G2.
• Electricity box mounted off ground to west end.
Significance:
• Local.
Issues:
Over the last decade Ordsall Hall has been maintained in a reactive manner and
elements of the building envelope have deteriorated. Over the longer term some
inappropriate repairs have taken place. Of concern to this elevation:
• The terracotta window surrounds and the timber frame gables require appraisal
and repair.
• The brick gables lean outwards and will require rebuilding to stabilise in the
medium term.
• Some of the rainwater goods are in reasonable condition, the remainder require
appraisal and repair/renewal.
• The brickwork requires repointing, the triple stack chimney may require selective
rebuilding and the roofs require renewal.
• There is a shrub growing against the wall which has the potential to loosen
brickwork with its roots.
• Timber components require overhaul.
Policies:
• Resources must be found to establish a forward programme of maintenance.
• Ensure that all work carried out complies with statutory and legal requirements
such as Listed Building consent, and is executed/supervised by suitably qualified
or knowledgeable persons (see Issues and Policies 4.2.6).
Ref. No:
EL2
Name:
East gable elevation to
East block.
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Description:
• Late 18th /early 19th century brickwork.
• Render to ground and first floor levels.
• 1896 terracotta string course.
• Two slender brick buttresses, probably relate to previous building on site.
• C20 rainwater goods.
• Large CCTV camera.
Significance:
• Local.
Issues:
• Some rainwater goods are badly corroded and require renewal.
• Condition of brickwork behind render requires appraisal.
• The exposed brickwork requires repointing and the roofs require renewal.
• Re-render where hard cementitious render has been used.
Policies:
or knowledgeable persons.
Ref. No:
EL3
Name:
Pod Elevations
5
Description:
• 1990s extension primarily in aluminium framing and polka dot partially obscure
glazing.
• Composite plinth.
• Opaque panels replace glass to north elevation of main form, clear glazing to link
both north and south sides.
Significance:
• None.
Issues:
• The pod was built to be a new entrance but never used as such. Current thought
is that this would not be the right location for the entrance, potentially limiting
visitors’ experiences of the site and particularly the building’s elevations.
Because of its glazed nature it suffers from intense solar gain. The space is
currently used by Salford Council’s Craft Officer for pottery classes.
Policies:
• In any future reorganisation of the site, unless there is a positive use for the
space the structure may be considered for removal.
Ref. No:
EL4
Name:
North East Corner
Wing and return wall
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Description:
• Late 18th / early 19th brickwork, English garden wall bond.
• 1896-8 window opening with terracotta dressings.
• Slate roof, brick chimney.
Significance:
• Local.
Issues:
• The terracotta window surrounds require appraisal and repair.
• Gutters are blocked and badly corroded, and require renewal.
• The brickwork requires repointing, the single stack chimney may require selective
rebuilding and the roofs require renewal.
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Policies:
Ref. No:
EL5
Name:
Star Chamber North
Elevation
8
Description:
• Random bonded brickwork constructed C18.
• Terracotta dressed windows, uppermost to the present roof space S2A.
• Stone slate roof.
• Timber porch added during the 1896-8 works.
Significance:
• Local.
Issues:
• Some rainwater goods and SVP are badly corroded and require renewal.
• The brickwork requires repointing and the roofs require renewal.
• Access to the Star Chamber internally is difficult for wheelchair users, the
alternative access through this door is hampered by the riser of the threshold
stone.
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Policies:
Ref. No:
EL6
Name:
Great Hall and Services
North elevation
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Description:
• Timber framed elevation, main structure 1512-13, bays of later dates, on a
sandstone plinth of varying heights, with 19th and 20th century repairs and
restorations.
• Two bay windows - polygonal bay dates to the mid to late 16th century, threesided bay to the 17th century; one oriel window, plus timber mullioned and
transomed openings.
• 1896-8 rainwater goods.
• There is a C15 door to the Great Hall and a C19 century door to the service
range.
• Main roof is stone slate, the bay to the Service range has a lead roof.
Significance:
• Fabric from the 16th and 17th centuries survives, this elevation is of National
significance.
Issues:
• Timber frame requires thorough inspection and repair - 1980s installed infill
panels are allowing the ingress of water, resin repairs to the frame have been
undertaken, some gaps in the frame have been inappropriately plugged with
foam filler.
• Some of the rainwater goods are in reasonable condition, the remainder require
appraisal and repair/renewal.
• Pigeon protection to Service eaves and bay roof is not effective, chick feathers
block gutter and cause water ingress, there appears to be fungal growth on the
bay window timbers.
• The roofs, including the flat lead roof to the bay, require renewal.
• The entrance door is not the full width recommended for full access.
• There is a fungal outbreak to the second floor of the Western bay.
Policies:
• Clearing of gutters after nesting season to be incorporated into yearly
maintenance schedule.
Ref. No:
EL7
Name:
Brick Wing East
Elevation (two-storey)
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Description:
• Constructed in 1639 in random bond.
• Windows to southern section of elevation date to 1896-8 and have terracotta
dressings, there is a relieving arch which may date to an earlier opening.
Otherwise windows are mullioned and have been subsequently cement rendered.
Windows have brick hood moulds.
• The roof is stone slate with brick chimneys, the southernmost is partially C17, the
northernmost was likely restored or replaced when the single storey north
extension was dropped from a two-storey structure 1896-8. Both have had 19th
and 20th century intervention.
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Entrance Tower – chamfered returns at lower levels, corbelling out to square
returns between first and second floor levels. There is a stone hood mould over
a carved stone heraldic plaque over the first floor window and a timber canopy
over door at ground floor level.
There is a mix of 19th and 20th century rainwater goods.
Significance:
• Strong regional.
Issues:
• Cementitious render to window frames and mullions is inappropriate.
• Some rainwater goods require renewal, some goods are blocked with bird
feathers / nest / grass – effective bird netting protection required.
Policies:
Ref. No:
EL8
Name:
Single storey North
extension to West
Wing - East Elevation
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Description:
• Constructed in 17th century in random bond.
• Arched window and door openings with arched brick hood moulds.
• Window possibly retains C17 sections but has been substantially repaired. Door
C19.
• Slate roof with graduating coursing.
Significance:
Issues:
Policies:
such a Listed Building consent, and is executed/supervised by suitably qualified
Ref. No:
EL9
Name:
Single storey North
extension to West
Wing – North Elevation
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Description:
• 1896-8 constructed gable reusing earlier bricks in English garden wall bond.
• Arched window opening with arched brick hood mould, timber twelve light
window, one-over-one.
Significance:
• Local.
Issues:
• Some rainwater goods and SVP are badly corroded and require renewal.
• The brickwork requires repointing, the lead covered lintel requires investigation.
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Policies:
Ref. No:
EL10
Name:
Single storey North
extension to West
Wing – West Elevation
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Description:
• Rebuilt 1896-8 in random bond reusing earlier brick.
• Course of header on end, may have been a primitive lintel.
• Graduated slate roof.
Significance:
• Local.
Issues:
Policies:
such a Listed Building consent, and is executed/supervised by suitably qualified
Ref. No:
EL11
Name:
Two storey North
Elevation to Brick Wing
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Description:
• Elevation rebuilt in 1896-8 reusing C17 brick from the dropped upper storey to
the northern extension.
• Two phases of brickwork are evident.
Significance:
• Local.
Issues:
• The brickwork requires repointing, the chimney may need selective rebuilding
and the roofs require renewal.
Policies:
Ref. No:
EL12
Name:
West Elevation to West
Wing
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Description:
• All but southern end built in 1630 in English garden wall bond. There is a small
step out in the brickwork between the ground and first floors to this section.
There are signs of disturbance and alterations.
• Ground floor opening to north end elevation has terracotta dressings, other
windows have cement rendered mullions and brick hood moulds.
• The doorway to this end is a C20 opening reusing earlier timber, with a C20 door.
• There is a bay to this section, the south face has an arched opening with a C20
door.
• The slate roof dates to 1896-8, the ridge appears to be concrete. The chimney at
the south end of this section was reconstructed 1896-8.
• Rainwater goods are C20.
• The southern end was reconstructed in 1896, identifiable by the joint between
brickwork bonds and the change in the brick itself. This section sits on a
sandstone plinth in keeping with the South Elevation, the brickwork is in header
bond.
• There is a C20 door opening with a terracotta head.
• The roof at this end is also slate but probably later, C20.
Significance:
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Issues:
• Some rainwater goods are in reasonable condition, some missing and some
require repair.
• The terracotta door head requires appraisal and repair.
• Cementitious render to window frames and mullions is inappropriate.
• The brickwork requires repointing, the chimneys may need selective rebuilding
and the roofs require renewal.
• There are shrubs growing against the wall which have the potential to loosen
brickwork with their roots.
Policies:
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Ref No:
EX1
Name:
External fixtures
Main entrance gates and piers to southern site boundary
Concrete paving path to northern
boundary gates and piers
Gate piers and perimeter railings
Light fitting to entrance path
Light fitting to car park perimeter
Cobbled area and gates to NW of the site
Description:
• The whole building, with the exception of the Pod, has C20 concrete paving to its
perimeter.
• The site is enclosed by metal railings on brick dwarf walls with artstone copings.
There are 3 sets of metal gates - the main entrance gates are to the south with
four large brick and artstone gate piers, the other sets are to the north, one which
runs north away from the cross passage door, with two brick and artstone gate
piers, the other gates are set into the railings.
• There is a mixture of external light fittings, some of which are Victorian in style.
Significance:
• None.
Issues:
• None.
Policies:
• None.
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Ref. No:
EX2
Name:
Miscellaneous
stoneware on site
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Large stone trough
Description:
• Various substantial pieces of stoneware lying around the perimeter of the
building, which are not part of the Hall’s present configuration but may originate
from other buildings which stood on the site.
• Outside the west elevation there is a large stone trough, which bears a carved
inscription ‘The Manchester and Salford Cattle Trough Association Oct 1886’.
This is an ex situ piece.
Significance:
• The trough is of local significance, otherwise not known due to lack of
identification, possibly of high significance.
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Issues:
• Identification required, in order to determine suitable future for the pieces.
• Alternative storage may be required if the grounds are developed. If the
stoneware relates to the site it may be appropriate to integrate them into the
landscape scheme with appropriate labelling for the benefit of visitors.
Policies:
• Research into origin of stoneware.
Ref. No:
EX3
Name:
Car park
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Description:
• Granite sett paved car park for 37 cars.
• Three places are designated for disabled use with sandstone paving side strips to
disembark onto.
• Landscaped with trees and hedges to perimeter, which softens impact of
hardstanding area on site as a whole.
Significance:
• None.
Issues:
• Cars parked here are vulnerable to criminal attention.
• The granite sett surface is suitably irregular and soft for the character of the
building but difficult for wheelchair users to negotiate. The configuration of the
disabled park spaces and sandstone strips is such that each space only provides
disembarkation suitable for wheelchairs to one side. There is potential for the
spaces to become legitimately full, but these spaces are also used by the able
bodied.
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Policies:
• Explore ways of improving security measures. Ensure any cctv camera system is
properly monitored and loaded with tape to ensure any incidents are recorded.
Keep tree growth managed, so that the cover created does not become more
conducive to criminal activity
• Explore options for the signage of the disabled spaces, the existing signs are
small and it may be that non-disabled drivers are simply not seeing them.
Consider using a contrasting stone and working the signage into the sett paving
at a much larger scale.
• Consider designating the full row of spaces closest to the building as disabled
and reconfiguring the spaces to provide a smooth strip to both sides of the space.
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Ref. No:
EX4
Name:
Open landscape areas
North of the car park
South of the Victorian wing
Brambles to north west corner of
site, location demolished barn
North of the Victorian wing
The herb garden
Location demolished barn
West of the site
Description:
• Ordsall Hall is surrounded by open lawned areas to all sides.
• There is a herb garden, some walling and low hedging in the inside elbow of the
building form.
• The area to the northwest corner of the site is covered in brambles which are
concealing semi-buried masonry. This is the location of the now demolished barn
erected by Humphrey Chetham in the mid seventeenth century, it is possible the
stone may come from this phase.
Significance:
• There is no significance attached to the surface treatment of the landscaped
areas, however, the area is of high archaeological significance and may be
holding evidence which could contribute to our understanding of the site.
• Significance of the masonry in the brambled area is not known due to lack of
identification.
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Issues:
• The site area is open and bland. It adds very little to the setting of Ordsall Hall.
• Excavation of the area will be difficult due to extensive archaeological remains
beneath the surface.
Policies:
• Develop landscape proposals that visually enhance the historic structure and
provide facilities which will support the likely uses of the place.
• Ensure that an archaeological watching brief accompanies any work that disturbs
the surface.
Ref. No:
EX5
Name:
Signage
Sign to north
Sign on building
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Sign to entrance gate
Freestanding entrance sign
Taken down opening times sign
Description:
• Sign to north in very poor condition, the paintwork is flaking badly. The signage
to the entrance gate is relatively small, and may be failing to inform and attract
visitors, especially as the majority of passers-by are in cars, the paint is flaking
too. A much larger sign has been taken down and is inside the building. The
‘Entrance’ sign on the building itself is suitably non-intrusive but does not fulfil
modern requirements.
Significance:
• None.
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Issues:
• Signage is unsophisticated, worn looking, and reflects the lack of resources the
building and museum service has received to date.
• A policy of equality of access being pursued by Salford City Council demands a
new, modern approach to signage, incorporating high contrast, tactile elements
which can be read more easily by those with sight difficulties.
Policies:
• Ensure that signage is comprehensively overhauled as part of any development
of the site and re-launch of the Museum.
Ref. No:
G1
Name:
Storeroom
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Description:
• Ground floor north facing room in north extension of the East Wing.
Current usage:
• Storage. Not open to visitors.
Short history:
• The north wing was added in the late 18th or early 19th century.
Significance:
• Limited significance, and capable of adaptation if required.
Issues:
• Reinstatement of wall to G2 to re-form the original late 16th or early 17th century
space.
• Installation of Belfast sink and taps undertaken without Listed Building Consent.
Policies:
• Reinstatement of wall dependant on future use of G1 and potential for use in
conjunction with G2, for which the present configuration may be preferable.
• Statutory and legal requirements must be observed, see Issues and Policies
4.2.5 and 4.2.6.
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Room name:
Detail
Fittings:
Storeroom
Description
• Lighting rig.
Ironmongery:
•
None.
Floor:
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Wooden boards.
Skirting:
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Modern plain wood.
Dado:
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None.
Wall surface:
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Plain plaster.
Cornice:
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Moulded c1897 on three sides with modern non-matching
replacement.
Ceiling:
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Plain plaster.
Doors:
•
Modern fire door.
Chimney piece:
•
None.
Windows:
•
Casement windows in moulded wooden frame with leaded
glass.
Other:
•
Porcelain Belfast sink and taps.
Gazetteer reference:
G1
Ref. No:
G2
Name:
Privy Chamber
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Description:
• Ground floor south facing former privy chamber, earlier the southern end of the
demolished East Wing.
• The north wall has been substantially removed, effectively creating a joint space
with room G1.
• There is a modern door opening in the south wall.
Current usage:
• Part of the pottery suite. Not open to general visitors.
Short history:
• The eastern extension was added in the late 16th to mid 17th century.
• Originally timber framed, incorporating reused timbers, mostly replaced by brick
in the late 17th century and again during the 1897 restoration.
• There would originally have been access from the Star Chamber by way of a
lobby to the south of the chimneybreast, now with a late C20 glazed screen.
• The south wall was rebuilt in the 1897 renovations.
Significance:
• As part of the late 16th to mid 17th century extension this room is potentially of
national significance, but latter changes, notably removal of the wall to G1 and
blocking the fireplace, have adversely affected significance.
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Issues:
• Reinstatement of wall to G1 to re-form the original late 16th or early 17th century
space.
• Radiator is unsympathetic, as is the siting of the secondary fire alarm panel.
• Exposed electric able drilled through cornice without Listed Building Consent
• Historic plaster, mortar or daub has been identified in this space (see appendix 3
- YJA Conservation report: Concerning the plasterwork of two rooms in Ordsall
Hall, Salford, and 4 - YJA Conservation report: Ordsall Hall Plasterwork) for
which a conservation strategy should be devised.
Policies:
• Reinstatement of wall dependant on future use of G2 and potential for use in
conjunction with G1, for which the present configuration may be preferable.
• In any reorganisation of mechanical/electrical services consider gathering
services that can be located remotely together in a single, non-public space.
Relocate fire alarm panel if possible.
• Statutory and legal requirements must be observed, see Issues and Policies
4.2.5 and 4.2.6.
• Conservation strategy for the historic plasterwork.
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Room name:
Detail
Fittings:
Privy Chamber
G2
Description
• Modern central heating radiator, lighting rig and various
electrical fittings, (some possibly redundant), alarm system
panel.
Ironmongery:
•
None.
Floor:
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Wooden boards.
Skirting:
•
Plain wood.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
Plain plaster.
Cornice:
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Moulded late 19th century in parts with modern non-matching
replacement.
Ceiling:
•
Plain plaster.
Doors:
•
•
Fire exit in south wall.
Modern glass door to entrance conservatory.
Chimney piece:
•
Former fireplace has been boarded over.
Windows:
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Terracotta four light mullion and transom with leaded glass in
a moulded wood surround, late 19th century.
Other:
•
•
Original roof beam.
Re-used timber over conservatory door.
Ref. No:
G3
Name:
Star Chamber
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Description:
• Entered from G4; the room has an external door on the north side and a door in
the north east leading to G6.
• Currently open to visitors, the room is furnished with a bed, chairs and other
fittings.
• The room has its original moulded ceiling beams with later panelling between the
beams decorated with gilt lead stars.
• There is the original stone fireplace on the eastern wall.
Current usage:
• Exhibition room open to visitors.
Short history:
• Private apartment built by Sir John Radcliffe in c1360.
• Divided in the 18th and 19th centuries into a three bay southern room and two bay
northern room.
• Restored post 1960 to its medieval form
Significance:
• As one of the best preserved and finest apartments of its date, the Star Chamber
is of national significance.
Issues:
• Raised floor level adversely affects room proportions.
• Access to and from the Great Hall via two risers down and two risers back up.
Insufficient head height under doorway to allow ‘bridge’ between levels.
• Historic paint fragments have been identified in this space (see Appendix 5 Jane Davies Conservation: Historic Paint Survey Report) for which a
conservation strategy should be devised.
• Plaster is coming away from the base of the walls in places.
Policies:
• Conservation strategies for the historic plaster and paintwork. Investigate cause
of plaster delaminating from walls.
• Any alterations to this area, including alterations to floor levels, require the
strongest of justifications as the room as it stands is of national significance.
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Room name:
Detail
Fittings:
Star Chamber
Description
• None.
Ironmongery:
•
Door furniture on the door from G4 and on the external door.
Floor:
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Skirting:
•
Raised timber floor with carpet and matting. North-west corner
has 2 risers down and a flag floor laid in a diamond pattern.
Wooden skirting along a portion of the west wall.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
Plaster, with a stripped back section on the west wall.
Cornice:
•
Moulded wood.
Ceiling:
•
Wooden boards and beams with decorative stars.
Doors:
•
•
•
Wooden door from G4, probably late 19th century.
Wooden external door, probably late 19th century.
Modern wooden door to G6.
Chimney
piece:
•
Stone, original to the room.
Windows:
•
•
Three light casement one-over-one on north wall.
Two sets of mullion and transom 3-light windows on south side,
currently screened for exhibition purposes.
Other:
•
Stair rail and baluster from G4.
G3
Ref. No:
G4
Name:
Great Hall
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Description:
• Double height hall with elaborate ceiling beams, supported on two sets of spere
posts with elaborate moulded stone bases.
• There is a carved oak screen to the west with a dais, not original, at the east end.
• At the north-east is a two storey bay window, the upper level being accessed by
way of narrow stairs adjacent to the dais.
Current usage:
• Open to visitors.
Short history:
• Built in c1513 to replace an earlier great hall.
• The bay window in the north-east end of the Great Hall probably dates to the late
16th century.
• The south wall was rebuilt in 1897.
Significance:
• The Great Hall is one of the largest timber medieval halls in the region and is of
national significance.
Issues:
• Floor finish is worn.
• Kingpost temporary repair.
• Lighting distribution panel behind stairs
• Substantial part of spere post bases concealed, affecting proportions.
• Plaster is coming away from the base of the walls in places.
Policies:
• Conservation strategies for the historic plaster and paintwork. Investigate cause
of plaster delaminating from walls.
• Endeavour to expose and display original floor level and spere post bases.
• Remove glass plaque from window to south elevation.
• Address sympathetically the kingpost temporary repair.
• In any reorganisation of mechanical/electrical services consider gathering
services that can be located remotely together in a single, non-public space.
Relocate, if possible, the lighting distribution panel.
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Room name: Great Hall
Detail
Description
Fittings:
• Lighting distribution panels behind stair.
G4
Ironmongery:
•
Door furniture on all doors.
Floor:
•
Raised timber boards over original limeash floor, see plaster
report.
Skirting:
•
•
Moulded timber on south side and on stair to F4.
Sandstone plinth on north side on which the timber structure
stands.
Dado:
•
On panelling between wall and spere posts.
Wall surface:
•
Quatrefoil panelling on wall to G5A with coving.
Cornice:
•
Moulded cornice.
Roof
•
The two principal bays are formed by the spere posts which
carry cambered tie beams and king posts. Cusped wind-braces
form quatrefoil panelling.
Ceiling:
•
Plaster.
Doors:
•
•
Entrance door is timber plank with iron studs.
The two doors to G5A are timber plank with iron studs. The
third door has been removed.
The entrance door and the central screens passage door may
be original.
•
Chimney piece:
•
None, but late C20 reproduction central hearth.
Windows:
•
•
•
Two 1897 Gothic windows on the south wall.
Two storey bay window on the north wall.
Upper level mullion windows, two by six by 1-light, one by three
by 1-light.
Other:
•
Highly carved spere posts resting on unusual moulded stone
bases.
Modern timber dais along east wall.
Commemorative plaque to 1897 restoration.
C20 non-integral painted glass plaque on south window.
Late 19th century stair to F4 adjacent to dais.
•
•
•
•
Ref. No:
G5A
Name:
Former Service Range
42
Description:
• Former service range, now one open space, with semi-hexagonal window to the
north.
Current usage:
• Shop and study area for school visits.
Short history:
• The Service Range was built in the early 16th century to provide corridor access
to the kitchen, and there would originally have been separate spaces on either
side for the pantry and buttery.
• The two-storey semi-hexagonal window bay was probably added on the north
wall in the early 17th century.
Significance:
• Although the original partitioning is no longer extant, the space is important in
understanding the relationship between the Great Hall and the service rooms and
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Issues:
• Exhibition boards to south end cover window and render space gloomy.
• Fluorescent strip lighting is harsh and unsympathetic to the building.
Policies:
• Explore potential for reconfiguring space, relocating exhibition boards elsewhere.
• New lighting should form part of any future refurbishment scheme.
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Room name: Former Service Range
Detail
Description
Fittings:
• Wooden door lock case.
G5A
Ironmongery:
•
Door fittings.
Floor:
•
Random sized, rectilinear stone flags.
Skirting:
•
None.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
Plaster.
Cornice:
•
None.
Ceiling:
•
Plaster with ceiling beam.
Doors:
•
Two doors into Great Hall.
Chimney piece:
•
None.
Windows:
•
•
12 one-over-one windows with leaded glass in a wooden frame
in north bay window.
Mullion and transom, one-over-one lights in south wall hidden
by display.
•
None.
Other:
Ref. No:
G5B
Name:
Entrance Hall
45
Description:
• Ground floor of Link Block.
• Currently a single space with G5A.
Current usage:
• Entrance hall.
Short history:
• Probably built in the 16th century to link the Service Range to the then extant west
wing in which the kitchen was located.
• The original partitioning between G5A and G5B has been removed, possibly in
the 1897 restoration.
• The present entrance door was introduced in the 1897 restoration.
• To the south, are the toilets, G7, which are located in an infill (together with F10
above) which was created in a formerly a recessed courtyard during the 1897
remodelling.
Significance:
• Although the space has been compromised by the creation of toilets and the
insertion of a modern stair, it is still of national significance.
Issues:
• Glass exhibition case makes space harder to read.
• Fan convector heater is inappropriate for the space.
• Fire hose reel mounted on wall is now obsolete.
Policies:
• Consider removing/relocating glass exhibition case.
• Remove all obsolete fittings.
• Explore alternatives to the fan convector heaters.
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Room name: Entrance Hall
Detail
Description
Fittings:
• Exhibition case for painted glass specimens.
• Fire hose reel.
• Fan convector heater.
G5B
Ironmongery:
•
Door fittings on entrance door and door to kitchen.
Floor:
•
Part diagonal part rectilinear flagstone.
Skirting:
•
None. The stone plinth is exposed on the north wall.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
Plaster.
Cornice:
•
None.
Ceiling:
•
Plaster between beams.
Doors:
•
•
•
Two modern doors to toilets.
Entrance door, probably late 19th century.
Door to kitchen, [possibly 17th century, possibly later.
Chimney
piece:
•
None.
Windows:
•
16 light window in north wall, with leaded glass and timber
mullions.
Other:
•
Modern stairs to F5B.
Ref. No:
G6
Name:
Staircase and passage
48
Description:
• Passage from G3 to G1 with modern timber staircase.
Current usage:
• Staircase and passage.
Short history:
• A late 18th or early 19th century addition with G1.
• The staircase was fitted in c1970, previous to which it was a small self-contained
room on the north side of the corridor.
Significance:
Issues:
• The staircase is a negative feature and does not comply with modern building
regulations and British Standards.
• Fan convector heater supplying Star Chamber large and intrusive.
• Lighting pelmet, concealing fluorescent fitting.
• Defunct hose reel with charged pipes.
Policies:
• Explore alternatives to the fan convector heaters.
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Room name: Staircase and passage
Detail
Description
Fittings:
• Fire hose reel and feeds.
• Fan convector heater supplying Star Chamber.
• Lighting pelmet.
G6
Ironmongery:
•
None.
Floor:
•
Flagstones with a strip of Victorian tiling approximately 1 metre
wide.
Skirting:
•
•
Patches of timber and concrete.
There is no skirting on the north wall.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
Plaster.
Cornice:
•
None.
Ceiling:
•
Plaster.
Doors:
•
Modern fire doors to G1 & G3.
Chimney piece:
•
None.
Windows:
•
•
Two light window on west wall at ground floor level.
Three light windows on north wall at ground and first floor
levels.
Other:
•
Modern timber staircase to first floor.
Ref. No:
G7
Name:
Toilets
Disabled wc
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Female wc
Male wc
Description:
• Modern male, female and disabled toilets.
Current usage:
• For use by visitors.
Short history:
• Created on the ground floor of the 1897 Infill Block.
Significance:
• Not significant.
Issues:
• Outmoded and do not meet modern, statutory requirements.
Policies:
• A full refurbishment should form part of any substantial future improvements to
the Museum.
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Room name:
Detail
Fittings:
Toilets
Description
• None.
Ironmongery:
•
None.
Floor:
•
Tiled.
Skirting:
•
Tiled.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
Plaster.
Cornice:
•
None.
Ceiling:
•
Plaster.
Doors:
•
Modern.
Chimney piece:
•
None.
Windows:
•
Three single lights in Male and Female toilets.
Other:
•
None.
G7
Ref. No:
G8
Name:
Boiler Room
52
Description:
• Boiler room.
Current usage:
• Boiler room, not open to visitors.
Short history:
• The northern half of the room may contain fabric from the west wing which
preceded the 1639 brick rebuilding. The remainder dates to the late 19th century.
Significance:
• Further investigation required to establish dating of wall fabric, however likely to
be of limited significance.
Issues:
• Presence of asbestos.
• Pottery kilns present.
Policies:
• Rational relocation of mechanical/electrical services to this space to centralise.
• Conservation strategy for the historic plasterwork. Further research to date wall
fabric.
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Room name:
Detail
Fittings:
Boiler room
Description
• Modern boiler equipment.
Ironmongery:
•
None.
Floor:
•
Concrete.
Skirting:
•
None.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
Exposed brick.
Cornice:
•
None.
Ceiling:
•
Asbestos board.
Doors:
•
•
Wooden to G9.
Modern external door in west wall.
Chimney piece:
•
None
Windows:
•
Terracotta mullion, 4 lights, with leaded glass in a moulded
wood surround, late 19th century.
Other:
•
None.
G8
Ref. No:
G9
Name:
Store Room
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Description:
• Store room, not open to the public.
Current usage:
• Store room.
Short history:
• Ground floor room in the 1639 brick built west wing.
• May have originally been the brewhouse.
Significance:
• As part of the 1639 west wing, the space is of strong regional significance.
Issues:
• Mains cables and boxes, exposed pipework.
• Safe, not easily moved.
• Future use of space.
Policies:
• Space has been unnecessarily sacrificed by installation of plant which could be
housed with boilers, freeing this space for alternative, positive use.
• Conservation strategy for the historic plasterwork. Further research to date wall
fabric.
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Room name:
Detail
Fittings:
Store Room
Description
• Modern electrical boxes and ancillary equipment.
Ironmongery:
•
None.
Floor:
•
Flagstones set diagonally.
Skirting:
•
None.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
Exposed brick, including areas of possibly C17 Brickwork.
Cornice:
•
None.
Ceiling:
•
Plaster board.
Doors:
•
•
Door to G10.
Modern timber door to G8.
Chimney piece:
•
None.
Windows:
•
Four light mullion window.
Other:
•
None.
G9
Ref. No:
G10A
Name:
Kitchen
Access to G10B under spit
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Oven doors in west wall
Description:
• Former kitchen, now a display area with kitchen related implements.
• The room is entered from G5B and has an external door in the west wall.
• Immediately to the north is a narrow passage of indeterminate use.
Current usage:
• Exhibition area.
57
Short history:
• Kitchen in the 1639 west wing, which replaced a kitchen in the previous timber
framed west wing.
Significance:
Issues:
• Surface mounted cabling.
• Ventilation grill in south wall.
• Paint to walls may be detrimental to brickwork, preventing moisture from
evaporating.
Policies:
• Unavoidable surface mounted cabling to be installed tidily and concealed as
much as possible by positioning to edge of surfaces and using sheathing and
fixings the same colour as the mount surface.
• Establish whether grill still required to vent fireplace, explore replacements.
• Check paint suitably breathable for application onto brick.
58
Room name:
Detail
Fittings:
Kitchen
Description
• None.
Ironmongery:
•
•
•
Spit attached above fireplace.
Spit turner attached above fireplace.
Two oven doors in the west wall.
Floor:
•
Reused rectilinear flagstones.
Skirting:
•
None.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
Exposed brick, painted.
Cornice:
•
None.
Ceiling:
•
Plaster with beams.
Doors:
•
•
•
•
Timber plank door in south wall.
Timber plank door to G5B.
Timber door in west wall.
Timber four panel door in north wall leading to narrow passage.
Chimney piece:
•
Open fireplace in north wall.
Windows:
•
•
Three light mullion window on west wall.
Two 3-light casement windows in east wall.
Other:
•
Fireplace Bressummer beam.
G10A
Ref. No:
G10B
Name:
Kitchen Flue Passage
59
Description:
• Narrow passage behind kitchen fireplace.
Current usage:
• None.
Short history:
• Area of unknown function, subject to various alteration.
Significance:
• Strong regional significance.
Issues:
Policies:
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Room name:
Detail
Fittings:
Description
• Part of a stone shelf beneath window.
Ironmongery:
•
None.
Floor:
None
Skirting:
•
Flags and rubble.
•
None.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
Brick, plaster (early – pre C20)
Cornice:
•
None.
Ceiling:
•
Plaster on brick or stone flags.
Doors:
•
4 panel door
Chimney piece:
•
None – back of chimneybreast and flues above.
Windows:
•
One 1-light one-over-one, late C19 window.
Other:
•
Signs of disturbance to brickwork in various places.
G10B
Ref. No:
G11A & G11B
Name:
Storeroom
61
Description:
• Storeroom for various Salford City Council owned historic items.
Current usage:
• Storeroom.
Short history:
• Presently a single space in the 1639 west wing which replaced the previous
timber framed west wing. Signs of two internal partitions, the original use is not
known.
Significance:
Retains no significant interior fittings except beams and windows.
Issues:
• Storage inappropriate use for this ground floor space.
• Modern repairs to ceiling need assessing for strength.
• Modern opening with concrete internal and oak external lintel rather brutal.
• Inappropriate paint has trapped moisture in wall, shattering brickwork.
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Policies:
• Remove stored items to an alternative location and open this important space to
visitors.
• Remove all inappropriate paint to brickwork.
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Room name:
Detail
Fittings:
Storeroom
Gazetteer reference: G11A & G11B
Description
• Cast iron hospital radiators.
Ironmongery:
•
None.
Floor:
•
Asphalt.
Skirting:
•
Asphalt.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
Painted and exposed brickwork.
Cornice:
•
None.
Ceiling:
•
Plasterboard.
Doors:
•
Modern timber external doors in west wall.
Chimney piece:
•
North and south walls – blocked arches visible.
Windows:
•
•
One 2-light one-over-one mullion and transom in west wall.
One 3-light one-over-one casement in east wall.
Other:
•
Modern brick piers, may have replaced timber posts.
Ref. No:
G12
Name:
Storeroom
64
Description:
• Storeroom for various Salford City Council owned historic items.
• External entrance on the east and internal entrance from G11B.
Current usage:
• Storeroom
Short history:
• May predate the 1639 West Wing, possibly early 17th century. Was originally
ground floor room in a two-storey structure.
• The original use is not known.
Significance:
Issues:
• Storage inappropriate use of this ground floor space.
• Inappropriate paint has trapped moisture in wall, shattering brickwork.
Policies:
visitors.
• Remove inappropriate paint from brickwork.
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Room name:
Detail
Fittings:
Storeroom
Description
• Modest range.
Ironmongery:
•
None.
Floor:
•
C19 clay quarry tiles laid in diamond chequer pattern.
Skirting:
•
Remains of concrete skirting.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
Exposed brick.
Cornice:
•
None.
Ceiling:
•
Suspended plaster.
Doors:
•
External and internal timber doors. Internal doorway set into a
skewed archway in brick wall.
Chimney piece:
•
Range, see fittings.
Windows:
•
•
•
6-light one-over-one on the north wall.
2 light one-over-one on the east wall, has been substantially
repaired but may retain C17 sections.
Both with Perspex internal secondary glazing.
•
None.
Other:
G12
Ref. No:
G13
Name:
Entrance Hall to West
Wing
66
Description:
• Entrance hall on east side of West Wing.
• Bathroom on the left and an alarm cupboard ahead.
• Modern stairs to first floor.
Current usage:
• Entrance hall and staircase for staff only.
Short history:
• Entrance to originally self-contained apartment in the 1639 West Wing.
Significance:
• No internal fixtures of significance.
Issues:
• This once important space has been watered down to a series of service rooms.
• Removal of modern plaster may reveal details of original stair structure.
Policies:
• This entrance tower forms an important part of the West Wing and effort should
be made to improve its status within the Hall.
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Room name: Entrance Hall to West Wing
G13
Detail
Description
Fittings:
• Radiator, fire alarm panel, cupboard with electrical board.
Ironmongery:
•
None.
Floor:
•
Wood boards.
Skirting:
•
Timber.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
Paper on plaster.
Cornice:
•
None.
Ceiling:
•
Plaster with boxed in steel beam.
Doors:
•
•
Two four panel timber doors (to bathroom and alarm
cupboard), probably late 19th century.
Modern external door under a porch.
Chimney piece:
•
None.
Windows:
•
•
Three lights with mullions (north elevation).
Two lights with mullions (south elevation).
Other:
•
None.
Ref. No:
G14
Name:
Pod
68
Description:
• 1990s extension primarily in aluminium framing and glass.
Current usage:
• Storage, due to become part of pottery suite.
Short history:
• Constructed in 1993 to provide a new entrance to the Museum, delivering visitors
to oldest part of complex first. Never instigated.
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Significance:
• None.
Issues:
• The Pod is considered by many to be unwelcome addition to the site.
Policies:
• In any future reorganisation of the site, unless there is a positive use for the
space the structure may be considered for removal.
Room name:
Detail
Fittings:
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G14
Description
• Lighting rig.
• Ventilation louvers.
• Electrical conduits off floor (for pottery).
Ironmongery:
•
None.
Floor:
None
Skirting:
•
Clay ceramic tiles.
•
Heating units with grill.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
•
Plaster to west wall.
Aluminium framing with a mixture of ‘polka-dot’ semitransparent and fully transparent glass infill panels.
Cornice:
•
None.
Ceiling:
•
Aluminium framing with multi-walled polycarbonate roofing
panel and timber boarding.
Doors:
•
•
Timber and glass fire door (west).
Aluminium framed glazed entrance door (east)
Chimney piece:
•
None.
Windows:
•
None.
Other:
•
None.
Ref. No:
F1
Name:
Archive
71
Description:
• First floor room in north extension of the East Wing.
Current usage:
• Ordsall Hall archive. Not open to general public.
Short history:
• The north wing was added in the late 18th or early 19th century.
Significance:
Issues:
• Poor lighting.
• Archives should not be housed within the building they cover, because both could
be lost through the same destructive incident.
Policies:
• Relocate archive to alternative location.
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Room name:
Detail
Fittings:
Archive
Description
• Lighting rig.
• Radiator.
Ironmongery:
•
None.
Floor:
•
Wooden boards.
Skirting:
•
Modern plain wood.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
Plain plaster.
Cornice:
•
None.
Ceiling:
•
Plaster.
Doors:
•
Wooden, six panel, late 19th century.
Chimney piece:
•
Early to mid 19th century, stone fire surround and hearth, with
cast iron grate.
Windows:
•
Casement windows in moulded wooden frame with leaded
glass.
Other:
•
None.
F1
Ref. No:
F2
Name:
Privy Chamber
73
Description:
• First floor chamber in east wing extension, with original fireplace and Serlian style
moulded ceiling.
Current usage:
• Miscellaneous storage.
Short history:
• There would originally have been access from the Great Chamber by way of a
lobby to the south of the chimneybreast.
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Significance:
• Part of the late 16th to mid 17th century extension, the first floor Privy Chamber is
of national significance.
Issues:
• Space not open to public.
• Floor not level.
• Two risers down into room, access issue.
• Gypsum plaster to wall in alcove next to fireplace.
• Wall panels removed but never reinstated.
Policies:
• Replace wall panelling.
• Repair ceiling panel collapse.
• Remove gypsum plaster.
visitors. Because of access issue, the general public may have to view from the
door entrance.
• Conservation strategies for the historic paint and plasterwork.
75
Room name: Privy Chamber
Detail
Description
Fittings:
• Radiator.
• Stillage holding up collapsed plaster.
• Wall light.
Ironmongery:
• None.
F2
Floor:
•
Wooden boards.
Skirting:
•
None.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
Brickwork - steel beam and replacement brick visible to east
wall. Vertical strip area of plaster to north wall. SW corner and
ceiling plastered with gypsum.
Cornice:
•
None.
Ceiling:
•
Serlian style plaster, probably early 17th century.
Doors:
•
None, but timber doorframe remains.
Chimney piece:
•
Original stone fireplace.
Windows:
•
Terracotta mullion and transom with leaded glass in a moulded
wood surround, late 19th century.
Other:
•
None.
Ref. No:
F3
Name:
Great Chamber
76
Description:
• First floor open space, originally the Great Chamber.
• Entry through a former window in the east wall.
Current usage:
• Miscellaneous storage of historic building fabric from Ordsall Hall, much of which
significant.
Short history:
• First floor of the c1360 East Wing.
• Sub-divided in the 18th and 19th centuries to form bedroom accommodation.
• Single space has been reinstated.
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Significance:
• As one of the best preserved and finest apartments of its date, the Great
Chamber is of national significance.
Issues:
• One riser into room - access issue.
• This important space is currently closed to visitors. The floor is uneven and has a
loading capacity of 8 people maximum, will need to be strengthened or the space
manned (with resource implications) if opened to the public.
• No expression of former entrance into Italian plaster room to south side of
chimneybreast, there is 500mm approx difference in levels.
• Lighting tracks are mounted on the trusses.
•
Policies:
• Identification of stored items, integrating into Museum where possible or storage
elsewhere. Explore options for opening room to public.
• Conservation strategies for the historic plaster and paintwork.
• Lighting tracks to be removed, taking care not to damage the timber truss. New
lighting should form part of any future refurbishment scheme.
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Room name: Great Chamber
F3
Detail
Description
Fittings:
• Reconstructed, panelled cupboard to the south of the fireplace.
• Light fittings.
Ironmongery:
•
None.
Floor:
•
Wooden boards.
Skirting:
•
Plain timber on the north wall.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
Plaster with early section exposed on the west wall.
Cornice:
•
None.
Ceiling:
•
Plaster and two trusses.
Doors:
•
Timber door in panelled cupboard beside fireplace.
Chimney piece:
•
Original stone fireplace.
Windows:
•
•
Terracotta mullion and transom with leaded glass in a moulded
wood surround, late 19th century on south wall.
Casement windows in moulded wooden frame with leaded glass
on north wall.
•
Traces of medieval painting on arch braces.
Other:
Ref. No:
F4
Name:
Gallery over Great Hall
Bay
79
Description:
• Approached up a narrow late 19th century staircase.
• The space looks over the Great Hall, and has a four light window in the north
wall.
Current usage:
• Not open to visitors.
Short history:
• First storey space in the bay window of the Great Hall, probably dating to the late
16th century.
• Probably originally entered via a bridge from the now demolished East Wing.
Significance:
• As an integral part of the Great Hall, this space is of national significance.
Issues:
• Good window fittings, in need of overhaul and repair.
• Infill panels to timber frame walls are deteriorating, may be gypsum plaster.
Policies:
• Identify importance of plasterwork, panel by panel.
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Room name: Gallery over Great Hall Bay
Detail
Description
Fittings:
• None.
F4
Ironmongery:
•
None.
Floor:
•
Wood boards.
Skirting:
•
No skirting as such, but the wall beams are at floor level.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
Plaster.
Cornice:
•
None.
Ceiling:
•
Vaulted plaster.
Doors:
•
None.
Chimney piece:
•
None.
Windows:
•
Four light leaded glass casement in wooden frame with
original fittings.
Other:
•
Balcony above Great Hall.
Ref. No:
F5A
Name:
Exhibition Room
81
Description:
• Formerly partitioned, now a single space with F5B.
• Exposed wall and roof beams.
• Semi-hexagonal window bay in the north wall
Current usage:
• Exhibition room
Short history:
• The Service Range was built in the 16th century.
• The two-storey semi-hexagonal window bay was probably added on the north
wall in the early 17th century.
Significance:
• Although the space is now somewhat difficult to understand because of the
removal of partitioning, it is of national significance.
• The room is also of local significance because it was Frederic Shields’ studio
whilst he resided at Ordsall Hall.
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Issues:
• Bay roof construction and maintenance, pigeon feathers blocking gutter at bay
window junction regularly cause water ingress.
• Unidentified timber rot in bay window corner.
• Strip lighting intrusive.
• Exposed water header tank.
• Future use.
Policies:
• In any reorganisation of mechanical/electrical services consider locating services
in non-public spaces. Relocate water header tank if possible.
• Roof to bay requires renewal, plus combination of effective pigeon protection and
regular maintenance to remove feathers from rainwater goods. Identification and
treatment of timber rot to window.
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Room name: Exhibition Room
Detail
Description
Fittings:
• Exhibition cases.
• Lighting strips.
F5A
Ironmongery:
•
None.
Floor:
•
Wooden boards.
Skirting:
•
None.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
Plaster between wall timbers.
Cornice:
•
None.
Roof
•
King post truss
Ceiling:
•
Plaster.
Doors:
•
None.
Chimney piece:
•
None.
Windows:
•
12 one-over-one windows with leaded glass in a wooden frame.
Other:
•
None.
Ref. No:
F5B
Name:
Exhibition Room
84
Description:
• Single open space with F5A.
• Oriel window in north wall.
• Two openings in west wall to F6 and F7.
• Access to second floor through high-level entry in west wall.
• Modern stairs to ground floor.
Current usage:
• Exhibition room.
Short history:
• The Link Block probably dates to the early 16th century.
• The oriel window was inserted slightly later in the 16th century.
Significance:
• Although the space has been compromised by the removal of the partition
originally separating it from F5A and by the insertion of a modern stair, it is still of
national significance.
Issues:
• Access – there is currently no way of wheelchair bound visitors to access the
spaces on this level.
• Future use.
• Fan convector heater and pipes on wall
85
Policies:
• Explore options for improving staircase or replacing, and introducing lift access to
this level.
• Explore alternatives to the fan convector heaters
86
Room name:
Detail
Fittings:
Exhibition Room
F5B
Description
• Modern heater on north wall.
• Strip lighting.
• Fan convector heater and heating pipes on NW corner – ugly.
Ironmongery:
•
None.
Floor:
•
Wooden boards.
Skirting:
•
None.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
Plaster on north and south walls, exposed painted brick on the
west wall.
Cornice:
•
None.
Ceiling:
•
Plaster with exposed beams.
Doors:
•
None.
Chimney piece:
•
None.
Windows:
•
Oriel window on north wall.
Other:
•
Open access to upper storey in west wall.
Ref. No:
F6
Name:
Storeroom/office
87
Description:
• South facing room entered from F7A down two risers.
Current usage:
• Storeroom/office.
Short history:
• The northern half of the room may contain fabric from the west wing which
preceded the 1639 brick rebuilding. The remainder dates to the late 19th century.
Significance:
• Further investigation required to establish dating of wall fabric.
Issues:
• Access issue – this space is set two steps down from the adjacent room, as such
is not suitable for visitor use.
Policies:
• Research to establish dating of wall fabric.
88
Room name:
Detail
Fittings:
Storeroom/office
Description
• Cupboard with electrical fittings.
• Cast iron radiator on south wall.
F6
Ironmongery:
•
None.
Floor:
•
Carpeted.
Skirting:
•
Moulded wood.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
Plaster.
Cornice:
•
None.
Ceiling:
•
Plaster.
Doors:
•
10 panel timber, probably late 19th century.
Chimney piece:
•
None but chimneybreast to north wall.
Windows:
•
Terracotta 6 light one-over-one transom and mullion with
leaded glass.
Other:
•
None.
Ref. No:
F7A & F7B
Name:
Exhibition Room
Description:
• Single space entered from F5B.
• Projecting bay on the west wall.
Current usage:
• Exhibition Room.
Short history:
• First floor of the West Wing, which was built in c1639.
Significance:
89
Issues:
• May be a fireplace or opening concealed behind exhibition screen to north wall.
• Paint may be detrimental to brickwork, preventing moisture from evaporating.
Policies:
• Check paint suitably breathable for application onto brick; check for fireplace.
• Explore alternatives to fan convector heaters.
90
91
Room name: Exhibition Room
Detail
Description
Fittings:
• Fan convection heater on south wall.
• Strip lighting.
• Fixed exhibition screen to north end.
F7A & F7B
Ironmongery:
•
None.
Floor:
•
Wooden boards.
Skirting:
•
Plain wood.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
Exposed white painted brickwork.
Cornice:
•
None.
Ceiling:
•
Plaster.
Doors:
•
•
Wood, 10 panel in south wall.
Wood, 4 panel in north wall.
Chimney piece:
•
None, but check behind fixed exhibition screen.
Windows:
•
•
Mullioned windows in the west wall, from north to south; two by
3-lights, one by 5-lights.
Mullion and transom 2-light window in the east wall.
•
None.
Other:
Ref. No:
F8
Name:
Office
92
Description:
• Office, part of what was a self-contained caretaker’s flat.
• Entered off a partition corridor.
Current usage:
• Administration office and mess.
Short history:
Significance:
• As part of the 1639 west wing, the space is of strong regional significance,
despite the late 20th century reordering.
Issues:
• Character of original space is obscured by subdivision.
• Future use – the staff accommodation is overly spacious, some rooms are little
used and there appears to be some unnecessary storage.
• No records have been found to confirm the partition material or the date of
installation, however they appear to be Salamander blocks, which would date
them to the 1960s refurbishment.
Policies:
• In any future organisation of the site investigate reconfiguring this area to provide
a compact, practical area for the staff and integrate remaining space into the
public domain.
93
Room name:
Detail
Fittings:
Office
Description
• C20 sink unit.
• Wall units.
• Cast iron radiator.
Ironmongery:
•
None.
Floor:
•
Linoleum on wooden boards.
Skirting:
•
Simple wood.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
Wallpaper on plaster.
Cornice:
•
None.
Ceiling:
•
Papered on plaster.
Doors:
•
Modern wood.
Chimney piece:
•
Tiled.
Windows:
•
Three light transom window.
Other:
•
None.
F8
Ref. No:
F8A
Name:
West Wing Corridor to
admin
94
Description:
• Partition corridor, part of what was a self-contained caretaker’s flat. Links F7 with
F8.
Current usage:
• Circulation.
Short history:
Significance:
Issues:
• Future use.
Policies:
public domain.
95
Room name:
Detail
Fittings:
Description
• Radiator.
Ironmongery:
•
None.
Floor:
•
Two sections, one vinyl, one carpeted.
Skirting:
•
Modern timber.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
Plaster.
Cornice:
•
None.
Ceiling:
•
Plaster
Doors:
•
C19 door to F7, modern fire door between sections; see room
entries for remainder.
Chimney piece:
•
None.
Windows:
•
Three light transom window to each section (2no. total).
Other:
•
Inclined chimney breast.
F8A
Ref. No:
F9A
Name:
Meeting Room
96
Description:
• Meeting room.
Current usage:
• Meeting room.
Short history:
Significance:
Issues:
• Future use.
Policies:
public domain.
97
Room name: Meeting Room
Detail
Description
Fittings:
• Light
Ironmongery:
•
None.
Floor:
•
Close carpet.
Skirting:
•
As F8.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
Cornice:
•
None.
Ceiling:
•
Plaster.
Doors:
•
Modern.
Chimney piece:
•
None.
Windows:
•
Three light transom window.
Other:
•
None.
F9A
Ref. No:
F9B
Name:
Storeroom
98
Description:
• Storeroom
Current usage:
• Storeroom/changing room
Short history:
Significance:
Issues:
• Future use.
Policies:
public domain.
99
Room name: Storeroom
Detail
Description
Fittings:
• Fitted cupboard.
Ironmongery:
•
None.
Floor:
•
Close carpet.
Skirting:
•
As F8.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
Cornice:
•
None.
Ceiling:
•
Plaster.
Doors:
•
Modern.
Chimney piece:
•
None.
Windows:
•
Three light transom window with glass.
Other:
•
None.
F9B
Ref. No:
F9C
Name:
Storeroom
100
Description:
• Storeroom.
Current usage:
• Storeroom/changing room.
Short history:
Significance:
Issues:
• Future use.
Policies:
public domain.
101
Room name: Storeroom
Detail
Description
Fittings:
• Fitted cupboard.
• Airbrick in north wall.
• Cast iron hospital radiator.
Ironmongery:
•
None.
Floor:
•
Carpet tiles.
Skirting:
•
As F8.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
Wallpaper.
Cornice:
•
None.
Ceiling:
•
Plaster.
Doors:
•
Four panel wood, possibly late 19th century.
Chimney piece:
•
None.
Windows:
•
Two light transom window with leaded glass.
Other:
•
None.
F9C
Ref. No:
F10
Name:
Infill Block
Description:
• This space is now an integral part of F5B
Current usage:
• Part of the exhibition space.
Short history:
• The Infill Block was created as part of the 1897 re-ordering.
Significance:
• Low.
Issues:
• Obsolete fire hose is in situ.
Policies:
102
Ref. No:
F11
Name:
First floor corridor
103
Description:
• Corridor linking F3 with F1 and F2
Current usage:
• Not open to visitors.
Short history:
• Originally a corridor in the demolished East Wing and retained as such when the
late 18th or early 19th century extension (G1 and F1) was built.
Significance:
• Part of the late 16th to mid 17th century extension, the corridor is of national
significance.
Issues:
• Access – level change from F11 to F3 and F2.
• Obsolete hose reel in situ.
•
Policies:
• Conservation strategy for historic plasterwork.
104
Room name: Corridor
Detail
Description
Fittings:
• Timber construction display panel.
• Radiator and water tank.
• Obsolete hose reel.
• Lighting pelmets.
• Emergency light/uplighter combination.
Ironmongery:
•
None.
Floor:
•
Wood boards.
Skirting:
•
Timber moulded.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
Plaster.
Cornice:
•
None.
Ceiling:
•
Plaster with plastered timber beam.
Doors:
•
See F1.
Chimney piece:
•
None.
Windows:
•
To stairwell late C19 four light casement.
Other:
•
None.
F11
Ref. No:
F12
Name:
Kitchen
105
Description:
• Kitchen.
Current usage:
• Staff kitchen/storage.
Short history:
• First floor of the Entrance Tower to West Wing, which was built in c1639.
Significance:
Issues:
• Space smells damp.
• Future use – the staff accommodation is overly spacious, some rooms are little
used and there appears to be some unnecessary storage.
• Removal of modern plaster may reveal details of original stair structure.
Policies:
• Investigate cause of damp smell.
• In any future organisation of the site investigate reconfiguring the staff
accommodation to provide a compact, practical area for the staff and integrate
remaining space into the public domain.
106
Room name:
Detail
Fittings:
Kitchen
Description
• Sink unit.
• Washing Machine.
• Freezer.
• Built-in cupboard.
• Airing cupboard.
• Kitchen cupboards.
Ironmongery:
•
None.
Floor:
•
Linoleum on timber floor.
Skirting:
•
As F8.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
Cornice:
•
None.
Ceiling:
•
Ceiling paper on plaster.
Doors:
•
Modern wood.
Chimney piece:
•
None.
Windows:
•
Four light transom window with leaded glass.
Other:
•
None.
F12
Ref. No:
S1
Name:
Privy Chamber
107
Description:
• South facing room.
• Very important fireplace and heraldic overmantel.
• There is a capacious cupboard on the south side of the fireplace.
• Approached up a flight of stairs from F3 – staircase is broken through timber
frame and reuses oak, possibly from the East range, overlaid with C19 softwood
treads and risers.
Current usage:
• Costume/prop storeroom.
Short history:
Significance:
• Part of the late 16th to mid 17th century extension, the second floor Privy Chamber
108
Issues:
• Space not open to public.
• Access from lower floors.
• Remove C19 mantel.
•
Policies:
visitors.
• Conservation strategies for paint and plasterwork.
109
Room name:
Detail
Fittings:
Privy Chamber
Description
• C19 mantel.
Ironmongery:
•
None.
Floor:
•
Wooden boards.
Skirting:
•
Moulded wood.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
Plaster.
Cornice:
•
None.
Ceiling/Roof:
•
•
•
•
•
•
Plaster ceiling.
Re-roofed in the 1890s.
Valley and two gables to roof structure.
Structure appears stable.
Localised worm and water ingress against chimney.
No insulation.
Doors:
•
•
Door from F3 is six-panel timber, late 19th century.
Door to cupboard is four-panel timber, late 19th century.
Chimney piece:
•
•
Stone and brick fireplace with late 19th century mantelshelf.
Heraldic overmantel with the arms of John Radcliffe.
Windows:
•
4 lights with terracotta mullions.
Other:
•
None.
S1
Ref. No:
S2A
Name:
Great Chamber roof
space
110
Description:
• 14th century frame roof structure with 20th century repairs of varying quality.
• Purlins snapped where over large mortices have been cut out – this has lead to
modern repairs.
• The ceiling is insulated.
Current usage:
• N/A
Significance:
• National.
111
Issues:
• Potential for impression of roof structure to be had through access hatch viewed
from stairway, if hatch is altered to an access window.
Policies:
• Conservation strategy for historic plasterwork.
• Consider converting access hatch to window if staircase is opened up to public.
Ref. No:
S2B
Name:
East Wing north
extension roof space
Description:
• 1890s roof structure and part of ceiling structure.
• Remaining ceiling and structure constructed in the 1960s, from Expamet lath.
• Roof is part felted and un-insulated.
Current usage:
• N/A
Significance:
• Limited significance.
Issues:
• None.
Policies:
• None.
112
Ref. No:
S3
Name:
West Wing Attic Space
3
113
Description:
• Habitable attic space.
Current usage:
• None, currently West Wing attic spaces only accessible using a movable access
ladder into S4, ladder not left in place for the safety of visitors.
Short history:
• Space originally constructed in C17, inner walls date to this time, outer walls
reconstructed in 1890.
• Though built for habitation, absence of domestic wall finishes and smoke stain
suggests space may not have been used as intended.
Significance:
• Further investigation required to establish dating of wall fabric.
Issues:
• Access to this room not easy, 600-700mm drop down from S4 into S3.
• Window terracotta in bad condition internally.
Policies:
• Terracotta window dressings require appraisal and repair.
114
Room name: West Wing Attic Space 3
Detail
Description
Fittings:
• None.
Floor:
•
Walls:
•
S3
•
Part timber boarding, ex 4 x 1” SW boards on 7 x 3”joists at 16”
centres.
Outer walls C1890, inner walls C17, exposed brick, possibly
Trotter and Ford, Stourbridge?
Gable reduces in thickness with height.
Roof:
•
•
Internally 747 felt to one side.
Other side, slates powdering, Cumbrian Green?
Doors:
•
None.
Chimney and •
chimney piece: •
Chimney capped C20 or possibly sweep rebuilt.
Brick hearth.
Windows:
•
C1890 terracotta dressed tri-partite frame with raised central
head.
Other:
•
None.
Ref. No:
S4
Name:
4
115
Description:
• Habitable attic space with exposed 17th century roof structure.
Current usage:
ladder into this space, ladder not left in place for the safety of visitors.
Short history:
• Roof space of circa 1639 constructed West Wing, intervention to roof coverings in
the 1890s and subsequent structural reinforcement in the 1960s.
• Tudor style arch door openings.
• Doubt over date of fireplace.
116
Significance:
Issues:
• Aggressive steel repairs from the 1960s.
• Sliding door is a hazard – it has a handle which is sometimes held to help pull
oneself into the space, but the door moves placing the person on ladder in
danger of losing their balance.
• Access.
Policies:
• Consider replacing steel repairs if area becomes open to public.
• Replace sliding door.
117
Room name: West Wing Attic Space 4
Detail
Description
Fittings:
• Water tank central heating header.
S4
Floor:
None
Wall surface:
•
Part boarded with 1890s timber.
•
Exposed brick.
Roof:
•
Felted 747. Structural support for purlin is an honest repair.
Doors:
•
Two door frames C17, one with modern sliding door, which is
dangerous. Timber junction over this door is complicated.
Chimney piece:
•
Simple C17 arch fireplace, no hearth remaining in view.
Windows:
•
Dormer, an early addition.
Brick mullions are exposed
(rendered elsewhere in building). Tri-partite window with
raised central head.
Other:
•
•
Duct in corner under dormer, purpose unknown.
½ brick panel.
Ref. No:
118
S5
Room name: West Wing Attic
Space 5
Description:
• Habitable attic space with 17th century timber truss and wattle and daub infill
panels. This truss is the divider between areas originally accessed from opposite
ends of building.
• 2no. timber wind-braces each side of the truss.
• Roof timbers are stop chamfered.
Current usage:
Short history:
Significance:
Issues:
• This space exhibits timber construction methods of high interest, appreciable by
visitors and specialists alike.
• The 1960s steel reinforcement while effective is visually damaging and
detrimental to the significance of the space.
• Access.
119
Policies:
• Remove steel channels and reinforce trusses more sympathetically if this space
is to be opened up to visitors.
120
Room name:
Detail
Fittings:
Description
• None.
Floor:
•
C19 timber boarding, some missing, some older. Two lengths
of C19 timber are machined oak, not clear where from.
Wall surface:
•
Exposed brick.
Roof:
•
•
•
50% of roof is felted.
Slates, where exposed, are Welsh blue.
Structural support for purlin is an honest repair.
Doors:
•
None.
Chimney piece:
•
Flues and ash box – path of flue from internal wall evident.
Windows:
•
None.
Other:
•
None.
S5
Ref. No:
S6
Name:
West Wing Attic
Space 6
121
Description:
panels. This truss divides S5 from S6. Side to S6 very well preserved.
• Wind-brace either side, second set has been removed.
• Chimneybreast originating from Kitchen G10A dominates space.
Current usage:
Short history:
Significance:
122
Issues:
• This space exhibits timber construction methods and chimneybreast of high
interest, appreciable by visitors and specialists alike.
• The steel reinforcement while effective is visually damaging and detrimental to
the significance of the space.
• Access.
Policies:
123
Room name:
Detail
Fittings:
Description
• None.
Floor:
•
•
C19 timber boarding, incomplete.
Ceiling to space below (F7) had been dropped (not fastened
to joists).
Wall surface:
•
Exposed brick.
Roof:
•
•
50% felted.
Welsh blue slate.
Doors:
•
None.
Chimney piece:
•
Beam over fireplace to F7 visible.
Windows:
•
None.
Other:
•
None.
S6
Ref. No:
S7
Name:
West Wing Attic
Space 7
124
Description:
panels. This truss divides S7 from S8.
• Wind braces have been removed.
• Access through timber doorway to S10.
Current usage:
Short history:
• Though built for potential habitation, absence of domestic wall finishes and
smoke stain suggests space may not have been used as intended.
125
Significance:
Issues:
• Some of the timbers have been plastered.
• Access.
Policies:
• Rebuild section of external wall.
• Remove plaster from timbers.
• Open this space up to visitors.
Room name:
Detail
Fittings:
126
S7
Description
• Hot water chlorifier in space back of kitchen chimney.
Floor:
•
•
C19 timber boarding, incomplete.
Ceiling to space below (F8) has been dropped.
Walls:
•
Small section of wall requires rebuilding.
Roof:
•
•
Felted both sides.
Welsh blue slate.
Doors:
•
Timber door surround with pointed head to S10.
Chimney piece:
•
•
•
Chimneybreast from fireplace in Kitchen.
Redundant small steel in chimneybreast.
New section of common brick to C17 flue, ceiling has been
dropped.
Windows:
•
None.
Other:
•
None.
Ref. No:
127
S8
Name:
South truss
North Truss
Description:
• Habitable attic space with 17th century timber trusses and wattle and daub infill
panels both ends dividing the space from S7 and S9.
• Timbers are stop chamfered.
• Wind braces have been removed.
• Access through timber doorway to S10.
• Access to S9 through crawl space in truss with side panels, possibly 18th or 19th
century date.
Current usage:
128
Short history:
• Though built for potential habitation, absence of domestic wall finishes and
smoke stain suggests space may not have been used as intended.
Significance:
Issues:
• Access.
Policies:
Room name:
Detail
Fittings:
129
Description
• None.
Floor:
•
•
•
Steel repair to main floor beam.
C19 floorboards, incomplete.
Ceiling to space below (F9A) has been dropped.
Wall surface:
•
Exposed brick, repairs evident.
Roof:
•
•
Felted both sides.
Welsh blue slates.
Doors:
•
Timber door surround with pointed head to S10.
Chimney piece:
•
None.
Windows:
•
None.
Other:
•
None.
S8
Ref. No:
S9
Name:
9
130
Description:
panels dividing the space from S8.
• Timbers are stop chamfered.
Current usage:
Short history:
• Built for habitation, partially surviving plaster wall finish and hearth.
• Possible original access from lost upper storey to G12.
Significance:
Issues:
• Access.
Policies:
• Remove steel channels and reinforce more sympathetically.
131
132
Room name:
Detail
Fittings:
Description
• None.
Floor:
•
Earlier timber boarding than other attic spaces, probably
C18/early C19.
Wall surface:
•
Plaster.
Roof:
•
•
Felted both sides.
Welsh blue slates
Doors:
•
None.
Chimney piece:
•
•
C17 simple arch fireplace, plastered.
Built off flat timber board.
Windows:
•
None.
Other:
•
None.
S9
Ref. No:
S10
Name:
West Wing Tower Attic
133
Description:
• Attic space of tower to east elevation of West Wing.
• Unusual double door arrangement, timber surrounds with pointed heads.
• Bricked up opening in wall, not clear what for, possibly window.
• There is a ledge to the brick perimeter, not clear why.
Current usage:
ladder, ladder not left in place for the safety of visitors.
Short history:
• Constructed circa 1639, thought to be stair tower, accessing north spaces of
West Wing at attic level, though no indication of stair position.
• Intervention to roof coverings in the 1890s.
134
Significance:
Issues:
• Future use.
• Access.
• Careful analysis of exposed brickwork may help retrieve 17th century stair
arrangement.
Policies:
135
Room name:
Detail
Fittings:
Description
• None.
Ironmongery:
•
None.
Floor:
•
Not boarded.
Skirting:
•
None.
Dado:
•
None.
Wall surface:
•
None.
Cornice:
•
None.
Roof:
•
Felted to both sides.
Doors:
•
None.
Chimney piece:
•
None.
Windows:
•
•
Brick mullion window, metal frame or lintel not clear.
Window set in hard cement render.
Other:
•
None.
S10

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