Site Event/Activity record ECH6325 - A Survey of the Standing Remains of the Medieval and Seventeenth Century Tabley Old Hall

The Department of Art History and Archaeology with the assistance of the University of Manchester Archaeological Unit undertook a building appraisal and survey of the remains of Tabley Old Hall, Cheshire for the University of Manchester in May and June 1999. Tabley Old Hall is a double-depth, two storey five bay building with a main Jacobean symmetrical brick façade of c1670, distinguished by a projecting central porch with classical detailing flanked by Mullion windows and topped by oculus features and a brick parapet. Internally it had fine Jacobean staircase and Jacobean oak panelled room and there was a two bay open hall with cross passage and a spere truss dating from c.1380. Most of this internal detail has been lost and the building is now in a very ruinous condition. Research work consisted of a brief summary of the background and history of the site and a measured survey of the surviving main elevation of the old Hall and a plan of the hall remains.