Clayton Hall

Clayton Hall is a Grade 2 listed building, and a rare example of a moated, medieval site. It is situated in Clayton Park, Ashton new Road, Clayton. The original hall was built for the Clayton family in the 12th Century, it later passed into the hands of the Byron family, of which the poet Lord Byron was a member. The Byron’s lived here until they sold it to two London merchants, George and Humphrey Chetham. Humphrey is famous for founding Chethams School and Library in the centre of Manchester.

Viewed from the front, the right hand section is the older part of the building, dating back to the 16th century. The left side dates from the 18th century and contained the dining room, kitchen, larder, scullery and pantry. The sandstone bridge across the moat is the oldest surviving structure on the site, this dates from late medieval time and replaced the original wooden drawbridge.

Clayton Hall is now owned by Manchester City Council.

Clayton Hall Museum

It was with great excitement that the Friends of Clayton Park,
supported by Manchester Leisure, set up a
Victorian museum at Clayton Hall.
We have dressed the dining room, sunken cold store room,
kitchen and wash house in Victorian style
and hope soon to add the hallway and a bedroom.
We will also be setting up a Clayton Hall history and memory room.  
Visit our Memories page to see photo's
and reminiscences from the community.
Our aim is to provide hands-on educational history sessions for schools,
in line with the National Curriculum, and in addition,
open the Hall to the public on a regular basis.

If you could help with donations or loans of memorabilia or furnishings that would fit into our theme or have memories/photos of Clayton Hall that you want to share, please contact us at info@friendsofclaytonpark.org.uk, leave a message on our guestbook, or ring Manchester Leisure on 0161 231 3090.

 If you would like to see photo's of our 
Victorian illusion, take a look on room pages.