Ordsall Hall

Salford · United Kingdom · Manor

The White Lady is said to be Margaret Radclyffe, who died of a broken heart in 1599 and walks carrying a candle.

Ordsall Hall in Salford is a Tudor manor whose best-known ghost is the White Lady. She is said to be Margaret Radclyffe, who lived here in the late 1500s and died of grief in 1599 after losing her brother. She has been reported walking the halls and the Star Chamber holding a candle. The hall is a museum today, with ghost stories of its own.

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Where is Ordsall Hall located?

Ordsall Hall is in Salford, United Kingdom.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.

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