Exhibitions

Discover the exhibitions currently on display at Ordsall Hall

credit Salford Local History Library Collection

Your Salford 100 in Photographs

Egerton Gallery, 14 June 2026 to 30 May 2027

At Ordsall Hall this summer, a new exhibition presents 100 photographs, picked by 100 people from Salford.

Local history enthusiasts from across the city have used Digital Salford to select their favourite image. Along with their personal stories about their chosen image, the photos show a personal and community history of the city.

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Frederic Shields Gallery

Frederic Shields Gallery

Permanent exhibition

In the exhibition you can meet some of the main characters that have lived at the Hall over the centuries.

These include the grand John Radclyffe of the 1340s and the ‘fair and witty’ Margaret Radclyffe (former lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth 1).

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