Platt Hall 

Platt Fields Park, 

Fallowfield

Manchester

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Most people visit Platt hall for its famous Gallery of Costume, which is one of the Manchester City Art Galleries, but the house itself is worth a visit.

It was built of brick in 1762-64 on the site of the timber-framed manor house of the Worsley family. Designed on the then fashionable 'Palladian' manner, totally symmetrical in appearance with a tall central block flanked by lower pavilions containing the kitchens and the stables.

Inside, the reception rooms were on the first floor, approached by a staircase with an elegant wrought iron balustrade. The dining room is located above the front door and has rich plasterwork on the walls and ceiling.

Free admission

Tel: 0161 224 5217 for further details.

www.manchestergalleries.org