# Worsley Court House

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Building in Worsley, Greater Manchester, England

Worsley Court House Worsley Court House Interactive map of the Worsley Court House area General information Location Worsley, Greater Manchester, Coordinates 53°29′58″N 2°22′54″W / 53.4994147°N 2.3817829°W / 53.4994147; -2.3817829 Completed 1849 Owner Salford City Council

**Worsley Court House** is a conference and weddings venue in [Worsley](/source/Worsley), [Greater Manchester](/source/Greater_Manchester), England. Built in 1849 for [Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere](/source/Francis_Egerton%2C_1st_Earl_of_Ellesmere) as the local [manor court](/source/Manorial_court), it was later used as a [magistrates' court](/source/Magistrates'_court). In 1966, it was granted [Grade II listed status](/source/Listed_building#Categories_of_listed_building).[1]

## History

Worsley Court House was built in 1849 for [Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere](/source/Francis_Egerton%2C_1st_Earl_of_Ellesmere) to be the [court leet](/source/Court_leet), the manorial court of [Worsley](/source/Worsley).[2] Before the courthouse was constructed, the site was used to house the village stocks. During the 1850s, the courthouse was also used as a night school for local tenants and estate workers.[3]

The court leet last sat in 1888, and from then it was used as a [magistrates' court](/source/Magistrates'_court).[3] The 1st Earl of Ellesmere and his son [Algernon Egerton](/source/Algernon_Egerton) both used the courthouse for election meetings when they were [MPs](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)). On 27 December 1873, the Worsley Troop of the [Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry](/source/Duke_of_Lancaster's_Own_Yeomanry) hosted a grand ball at the courthouse. The building also served as Worsley's town hall until the Urban District of Worsley was created in 1894.[4]

In 1923, [John Egerton, 4th Earl of Ellesmere](/source/John_Egerton%2C_4th_Earl_of_Ellesmere) sold his Worsley estates including the courthouse. Bridgewater Estates Ltd owned the courthouse and used it for private functions. It was sold to Worsley [Urban District Council](/source/Urban_district_(Great_Britain_and_Ireland)) in 1966 for £6500 and was granted [Grade II listed status](/source/Listed_building#Categories_of_listed_building) that same year.[4] The building was extended the following year. In 1974, ownership passed to [Salford City Council](/source/Salford_City_Council).[3]

## Architecture

The courthouse has a slate roof and is [timber framed](/source/Timber_frame) on a projecting stone [plinth](/source/Plinth), and is one of the earliest examples of the [Black-and-white Revival architecture](/source/Black-and-white_Revival_architecture) in the United Kingdom.[1][5] The studded framing has square panelling in its [gables](/source/Gable). The building centres around the large hall with tall gables surrounded by lower single-storey rooms. The gables have decorative [bargeboards](/source/Bargeboard) and [finials](/source/Finial). The doorway has a [Tudor arched](/source/Tudor_architecture) surround and a studded door. A ground-floor [loggia](/source/Loggia) with a [balustrade](/source/Balustrade) forms a porchway.[1]

## See also

- [Greater Manchester portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Greater_Manchester)

- [Listed buildings in Worsley](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Worsley)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-EH_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-EH_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-EH_1-2) [Historic England](/source/Historic_England). ["Worsley Court House (1067484)"](https://HistoricEngland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1067484?section=official-list-entry). *[National Heritage List for England](/source/National_Heritage_List_for_England)*. Retrieved 23 June 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Moss, John (30 March 2019). [*Great British Family Names and Their History What's in a Name?*](https://www.google.com/books/edition/Great_British_Family_Names_and_Their_His/t04IEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22worsley+court+house%22&pg=PT26&printsec=frontcover). Pen & Sword Books. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781526722812](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781526722812).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-VisitSalford_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-VisitSalford_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-VisitSalford_3-2) ["The Courthouse, Worsley"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170718172358/https://www.visitsalford.info/worsleycourthouse.htm). *Visit Salford*. Archived from [the original](https://www.visitsalford.info/worsleycourthouse.htm) on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WCT_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WCT_4-1) ["Worsley Court House"](https://worsleycivictrust.org/Publications_files/Court%20House%20150%20years.pdf) (PDF). *Worsley Civic Trust*. pp. 16, 20. Retrieved 23 June 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Hayman, Richard (18 February 2021). [*Timber-framed Buildings*](https://www.google.com/books/edition/Timber_framed_Buildings/E0DrDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22worsley+court+house%22&pg=PA60&printsec=frontcover). Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 60. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781784424268](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781784424268).

## External links

- [Worsley Court House](http://www.salford.gov.uk/council-buildings-and-venues/weddings-parties-functions/worsley-court-house/)

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