Ordsall Hall Feasibility Report

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Ordsall Hall Feasibility Report!

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Building!Analysis!for!Interior!Architecture!

Rimante!Miseikyte,!Elisha!Balkin,!Ivy!Lin,!Esther!Maganga,!Hanna!Kara!

10/01/2014!

Contents'

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About! ! ! Ordsall!Hall!Museum! ⃝

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! Location,!Access!&!Parking! !!

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History!

Timeline!of!ownership!

Restoration!&!alternations!

Signage!&!branding!

Excavations!

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The.Building! !

Floor!Plans! ⃝

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Massing!of!the!Building!

Gross!&!Net!areas!

Fire!Escape!

Vertical!Circulation!

Orientation!

Materials!

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Events!

Weddings!

Ghost!Nights!

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Ordsall'Hall'Museum'

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Ordsall! Hall! is! an! engaging! heritage! site! open! to! visitors! five! days! a! week.! The! museum! offers! a! great! insight! into! the! historical! timeline! with! guided! tours! for!groups!of!all!ages.!Visitors!can!also!enjoy!a!picnic!in! the!orchard!or!a!peaceful!stroll!in!the!gardens!at!their! convenience.!

Exhibition'Spaces' This! temporary! exhibition! at! Ordsall! Hall! showcase’s! the! quality! art! and! craft! work! made! by! local! and! national!artists.!The!items!are!on!sale!to!the!public!at! affordable! prices.! The! exhibition! ranges! from! ceramics,! glass,! jewellery,! painting,! paper! cutting,! ! print,!sculpture!and!textiles.!

Future&Exhibition:& ! !

Urban!legends!and!landscapes!

Mud,! Sweat! and! Tears:! the! story! of! Ordsall's! allotments!

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Location(

Access(&(Parking( Access! !

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The!car!park!is!100!metres!from!the!entrance!to!the!hall.!We!have!five!parking!bays!for!blue!badge! holders.!

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Accessible!to!wheelchair!users!!

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Disabled!toilet!facilities!

Parking!

Car!parking!charges!apply!at!Ordsall!Hall!at!the!following!rates:!

Address:!322!Ordsall!Lane,!Ordsall,!Salford!

M5!3AN,!United!Kingdom!

Phone:++44!161!872!0251!

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Up!to!three!hours:!!

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ÂŁ2.00!

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Three!hours!or!more:!!!

ÂŁ5.00!

NB:!These!charges!only!apply!during!the!hall's!official!opening!hours.!Out!of!hours!parking!is!free!of! charge.!

Opening!times!

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Saturday:!!

Sunday:!!

10:00!am!E!4:00!pm!

10:00!am!E!4:00!pm!

10:00!am!E!4:00!pm!

10:00!am!E!4:00!pm!

Closed!

Closed!

1:00!pm!E!4:00!pm!

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Excavations+

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Floor%plans% #

GROUND'FLOOR

SECOND'FLOOR

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Massing'of'the'building' #

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Gross%&%Net%Areas%

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Gross!Area!

Ground!Floor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!First!Floor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Second!Floor!

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Fire%Escapes%

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Ground!Floor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!First!Floor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Second!Floor!

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Vertical)Circulation)

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Upper! floors! are! separated! into! east! and! west! wings! because! of! double! height! space! within! the! Great! Hall! and! unstable! areas! being! closed!on!the!second! floor.!

Above:!Entrance!doors;!

Below:!Stairwell!leading!to!Great!Chamber;!! !

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Stairwells!

Elevators!

Main!Entrance!

Only! Point! of! vertical! access! to! all! floors–! the!main!staircase.!

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Orientation)

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South&East!!

The$Eastern$sun$is$good,$it$is$mild$and$feels$pleasant$waking$you$ up#in#the#morning#and#flooding#the#spaces#with#light.#Large#South"!

East%facing%windows%provide%initial%warming%throughout%the%year.% Rooms% with%windows%on%this%side%of% the%building%are% Reception,% Great& Hall,& Star& Chamber,& Great& Chamber,& The& Frederic& Shields& Gallery,(The(Italian(Plaster(Ceiling(Room(and(Coat(of(Arms(Room.! !!

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Ordsall'Hall'is'well$oriented.$It$is$well$designed$for$winter$weather$as$ it#exploits)free)energy)from)the)sun)to)keep)it)warm)inside)without) compromising*energy*efficiency.*North*facing*corner*allows*shading* that$leads$to$minimum$solar!heat!gain.!

South!East!facade!

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Orientation)

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South!West!

The$windows$facing$South"!West%have%both%extremes:%a%hot%high%sun% and$ a$ hot$ low$ sun$ that$ penetrates$ deep$ into$ the$ house.$ However,$ windows'are'of'a'relatively'small'size'helping'to'minimize'solar'heat' gain.&In&winter&sun&sets&South&of&West&providing&good&direct%solar%gain% in#the#evening.#Rooms#that#benefit#from#this#direction#of#light#include# the$Radclyffe$Meeting$Room,$the$Egerton$Gallery$and$a$small$part$of$ the$kitchen.!

North&West!

Receiving(the(cold(afternoon(light(are(the(windows(on!the$North"West%face% of#the#Ordsall#Hall.#Only#in#summer#these#windows#allow#some#views#of#the# evening&sunset,&depending&on&how&much&light&the&west&side&of&the&building& blocks'out.'Windows'situated'on'North"!West%are%in%such%rooms%as%East%Wing% Lobby,& Star& Chamber,) Great) Chamber,) The) Frederick) Shields) Gallery,) The) Great&Hall,&Reception&and&stairs.!

North!East!

Rooms%with%windows%facing%North"!East%are%particularly%cold%in%winter,%when% sun$ is$ low$ in$ the$ south.$ Luckily,$ elevation$ on$ this$ side$ of$ the$ building$ is$ the$ smallest' one.' Probably' the' main' demerit' of' the' overall' Hall’s' orientation' would&be&that&the&kitchen’s"windows"are"facing"North"East,&making&it&a&cold& space&with& little& daylight.&Despite& that& East& side&of&the&building&shields&from& the$morning$light$keeping$the$kitchen$even$colder.$Other$rooms$facing$North"!

East%are%the%Radclyffe%Meeting%Room%and%the%Egerton#Gallery.!

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South!West!facade!

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North!West!facade!

North!East!facade!

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Doors

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Decorative!lintel-!placed!only!above! the!front!entrance Outer!vertical!boards Inner!face!horizontal!battens Battens!secured!by!nail!studs Nails!driven!from!the!outer!face Nails!cleated!over!on!the!inner!face Joints-!Butt!jointed,!half!lapped!or! tongue!&!grooved Gaps!between!boards!covered!by!a! moulded!cover!strip!on!the!outer! face

Stairs

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Windows(

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Originally!a!jetty!with!quarter! round!end!to!joists-!removed!and! supported!by!the!lower!oriel! window!in!the!1800’s Projects!out!beyond!the! dimensions!of!the!floor!below Increase!upper!storey!floor!space Provided!protection!from!damp! and!kept!wattle!and!daub!walls!dry

King!post!roof!truss!

Single!frame!

Mortice!and!tenon! joints Secret!notched!lap! joint Decorative!dentil! moulding!placed! across!the!width!of! the!tie!beam

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Straight!flight!of!framed!tread! and!risers!

Steps!pegged!to!2!inclined! bearers!set!at!45!degree! angles Built!between!2!walls Steps!formed!of!baulks!of! solid!timber!triangular!in! section th

16 !century!newel!staircase!

Solid!cased!wood!blacks Built!in!inconspicuous!areas!to! provide!larger!floor!space Broad!short!flights!with!wide! treads!and!easy!rise

Oriel!window!

Unglazed!

Fitted!underneath! the!bressummer!/! eaves!level Usually!built!at!first! floor!level!and! supported!by! brackets!or!corbels IL!

Weddings(at(Ordsall(Hall(

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Following!the!renovation!in!May!2011,!Ordsall!Hall!host’s! weddings!and!civil!partnership!ceremonies!on!Fridays!and!

Saturdays.! The! ceremonies! take! place! in! the! Great! Hall! surrounding!the!500!year!old!timber!breams!and!Victorian! chandelier.!!!!!

Ghost(nights( There!are!numerous!stories!about!ghosts!at!Ordsall!Hall,!in! particular!The!White!Lady.!Visitors!say!they!have!seen!her! hovering! in! the! rooms! but! nobody! knows! who! she! is.!

Ordsall! Hall! now! host’s! ghost! nights! for! brave! individuals! to!Investigate!ghostly!happenings!from!9.00pm!to!4.00am.!

http://www.salfordcommunityleisure.co.uk/lifestyle s/ordsallIhallIweddings

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Tudors!live!I!hands!on!Tudor!activities!for!families.!

Once!upon!a!time!–!a!story!telling!sessions!for!kids!and! families!(held!weekly!and!during!school!holidays).!

The!Bloomin’!Great!Garden!Party!I!hands!on!activities! for!all!ages.!

Heritage!Open!Day!I!special!tour!of!Ordsall!Hall.!

On!Tenterhooks!I!an!evening!of!folktales.!

Wedding!open!day!

Ghost!tour!

The! Ordsall! Ball! (of! Wool)! I! an! annual! celebration! of! wool!and!yarn!crafts.!

Tudor! Christmas! Live! I! special! Tudor! Christmas! activities.!

Tudors! Dead! !" Halloween! fun! with! some! of! the! Hall’s! previous!residents.!

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Future!opportunities!! !

• Audience!development!should!be!the!focal! point!of!the!vision!for!Ordsall!hall!museum!!

• Engaging!the!local!community!and!families! even!more!!

• Expanding!the!visitors!experiences!on!offer! e.g.!the!exhibition!space!!

• Improving!access!to!the!museum!–!at!the! moment!the!museum!is!less!visible!!

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Building!Analysis!for!Interior!Architecture!

Rimante!Miseikyte,!Elisha!Balkin,!Ivy!Lin,!Esther!Maganga,!Hanna!Kara!

10/01/2014!