Clayton Hall

Clayton Hall is on Ashton New Road, in Clayton, Manchester, hidden behind trees in a small park. The Hall is a Grade II* listed building, a scheduled ancient monument, and is a rare example of a medieval moated site (grid reference SJ88099857). The hall was probably built in the 15th century and is surrounded by a moat, making an island 66 m by 74 m. Alterations were made to the hall in the 16th and 17th centuries, and enlarged in the 18th century. Originally built for the Clayton Family, it passed on into the hands of the Byron family—of which poet Lord Byron was a member—in 1194. They lived there until they sold it to two London merchants, George and Humphrey Chetham, in 1620. Humphrey Chetham is famous for founding Cheethams School...