The Italian Plaster Ceiling Room

This room was built as a privy chamber for the Radclyffe family and, as it's name suggests, is dominated by a rare and decorative paneled plaster ceiling.

A two-storey extension (of which this room was part) was attached to the east side of the hall during the late 1400s to early 1500s. Timbers in this room date to around 1460.

Although visitors cannot enter this room (due to the sensitive nature of the ceiling), the stories of the room and it's features are told through audio and via information sheets and staff knowledge.

Special guided visits inside this room are conducted for members of the public. Please see our group visits page for more information.

Highlights of this room include:

• Rare Italianate 'lozenge' plaster ceiling dating from the mid to late 1500s
• Oak paneled walls dating from the 1600s
• A table and chairs from Agecroft Hall, Pendlebury, Salford
• Ghostly presence through a priest's cassock
• Remnants of medieval paintwork on the fireplace

This page was last updated on 13 September 2011