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Ordsall, Greater Manchester history

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Ordsall first appears in records in 1177 when Ordeshala paid two marks towards an aid, a feudal due or tax. Samuel Hibbert-Ware gave a different etymology for the name; ord is a Saxon word for “primeval” or “very old”

Woden’s Den

Before the River Irwell was deepened to make it navigable there was an ancient paved ford at Ordsall known as Woden’s Ford. The cave was described and sketched by Thomas Barret in about 1780. He postulated that travellers would have made offerings to Odin, the protector of travellers, before attempting crossing.

Ordsall, Greater Manchester landmarks

Ordsall Hall is a Tudor mansion that was for over 300 years the home of the Radclyffe family. It has been a working men’s club and a school for clergy, the forerunner of the Manchester Theological College. Salford Lads’ Club is featured on the inside cover of The Queen Is Dead by the Smiths.

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Best Ordsall, Greater Manchester places to visit

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Ordsall, Greater Manchester has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Ordsall, Greater Manchester’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Ordsall, Greater Manchester’s information audio spots:

Chorlton Poor Law Union Chorlton Poor Law Union was founded in January 1837 in response to the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 . It was overseen by an elected board of 19 guardians representing the 12 parishes in the area it served .

St Ann’s, Stretford St Ann’s Church, Stretford is a Grade II listed Roman Catholic church . It was constructed between 1862 and 1863, on the east side of the A56 Chester Road . The parish functions under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford .

Ardwick Ardwick is a district of Manchester in North West England, one mile south east of the city centre . The population of the Ardwick Ward at the 2011 census was 19,250 . Historically in Lancashire, by the mid-nineteenth century Ardwick had grown from being a village into a wealthy suburb of Manchester . By the end of that century it had become heavily industrialised .

O2 Apollo Manchester The O2 Apollo Manchester is a concert venue in Ardwick Green, Manchester . It is a Grade II listed building with a capacity of 3,500 (2,514 standing, 986 seats)

Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education The Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) is part of the Manchester Pharmacy School, in the University of Manchester . In May 1991, CPPE was created as a direct response to the perceived lack of continuing professional development support given to community pharmacists .

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at The University of Manchester is one of the oldest earth and environmental science departments in the UK . The Department takes roughly 100 new undergraduates and 140 postgraduates each year .

National Graphene Institute The National Graphene Institute is a research institute and building at the University of Manchester . It is focused on the research of graphene . Construction of the building started in 2013 and finished in 2015 .

Department of Materials, University of Manchester The Department of Materials is the largest materials science and engineering department in Europe . It is reflected by an annual research income of around £7m, 60 academic staff and 150 research students .

The Star and Garter The Star and Garter has a room upstairs for club nights and gigs . It is situated on Fairfield Street behind Piccadilly railway station . It has been Grade II listed building since 20 June 1988 .

Chips, Manchester Chips is a nine-storey apartment building in New Islington, Manchester . It is part of an urban renewal project, New islington Millenium Village, led by Urban Splash . It was designed by Will Alsop, founder of the architect who designed Chips . In January 2018 Chips failed a Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service risk assessment .

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