Gorton Monastery visits Clayton Hall Museum

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Gorton Monastery visits Clayton Hall Museum »

By Jim Symcox on Nov 8, 2011 in Clayton Hall | 0 Comments

Last Saturday we were privileged to have a visit from Paul Griffiths, who together with his wife Elaine, bought Gorton Monastery for £1 and then went on to bring it back to almost its original splendour. Paul told us that the 6 foot Franciscan saints statues that went round the top of the walls had [...]

Clayton Hall Museum welcomes history lovers »

By Jim Symcox on Sep 16, 2011 in Clayton Hall | 0 Comments

So here we are again. Clayton Hall Museum opens tomorrow (1 to 4pm) so people can look around and touch Victorian England in the various rooms of this well-loved Hall. We were also open last Saturday under the English Heritage weekend scheme where people can get to see good quality and interesting places open for [...]