The Agecroft Hall Estate is named after the 16th Century Tudor Manor House that once stood in Agecroft. Owned by Adam de Prestwich, It fell in to disrepair in 1925 and was sold, dismantled and rebuilt in Richmond, Virginia (USA) and is now a tourist attraction there (see here). The loss of Agecroft Hall provoked anger in England, and was even the subject of debate in the House of Commons.
For information on the centuries of history of the area, including the various landowners and crests of Agecroft and Pendlebury, see here.
Agecroft also had a very productive colliery that opened in 1844 and ran until 1991. It fired the Agecroft Power Station which opened in 1925 until 1993, but which is now demolished.
The estate is built on the reclaimed site of an old Thermalite Depot, which was a factory producing construction blocks out of waste ash from the old, now demolished power station. The yellow area above is where our estate is now, with Agecroft Road running left to right.
Kilcoby Avenue is named after the Kilcoby Bridge over the Irwell on Agecroft Road.
There is also the remains of Irwell House to be found on Drinkwater Park, which was an isolation hospital.
Where is the old hall now?
Agecroft Hall is a Tudor manor house and estate located in Richmond, Virginia (USA)
Agecroft Power Station
Demolished in 1994, and previosuly where Forest Bank prison now sits, the huge towers dominated the skyline for decades.
Agecroft colliery
The current commercial park opposite the estate is situated on the old Agecroft Colliery. There was coal mining here from 1844-1932 and 1960-1991. The yellow area above is where our estate is now, with Agecroft Road running left to right.
Agecroft Hall Estate 