Wardley Hall

Wardley Hall is an early medieval manor house and a Grade I listed building in the Wardley area of Worsley, Salford, in Greater Manchester (historically within Lancashire). (grid reference SD757021).[1] There has been a moat on the site since at least 1292. The current hall dates from around 1500 but was extensively rebuilt in the 19th and 20th centuries. The 1894 restoration was carried out by John Douglas.[2] The building is timber framed with a slate roof.[1]

Wardley Hall
Location within Greater Manchester
General information
Architectural styleMedieval
Town or cityWardley, Worsley, Salford, Greater Manchester
CountryEngland
Coordinates53.51589°N 2.36697°W / 53.51589; -2.36697
Completedc. 1500

The skull of St Ambrose Barlow, one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales, is preserved in a niche at the top of the main staircase.[3] He was hanged, drawn and quartered at Lancaster on 10 September 1641 after confessing to being a Catholic priest. According to legend, it is a screaming skull.[4] The story of it being a screaming skull was told to journalists after it was stolen from Wardley Hall in the 1930s. It worked as the skull was duly returned. It has since been removed occasionally from Wardley Hall by the Bishop of Salford and no unusual or paranormal activities have been reported. [5] [6]

Wardley Hall is the official residence of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Salford.

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References
  1. "Wardley Hall". Images of England. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
  2. Hartwell, Clare; Matthew Hyde; Nikolaus Pevsner (2004). The Buildings of England: Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 673. ISBN 0-300-10583-5.
  3. Historic England. "Wardley Hall (1215022)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  4. "Myths and Legends - Visit Salford". Salford City Council. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  5. "The Screaming Skull of Wardley Hall – Mysterious Britain & Ireland".
  6. http://saintsandrelics.co.uk/onewebmedia/Barlow%202017%20revision%20new%20skull.pdf
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