History
The site was originally the location of Mossley Hill House (known to locals as Carnatic Hall), built by Liverpool shipwright Peter Baker around 1779. The money to build this house came from the sale of a ship called the "Carnatic", which was captured by Baker's ship, The Mentor from the French in 1788. The cargo was worth £400,000, with £135,000 in diamonds alone, a fortune at that time.
In 1891 it was almost completely destroyed by fire and the then owner, Walter Holland, had a new similar styled hall erected. In 1947 the University of Liverpool purchased the hall outright and, until it was demolished in 1964, University of Liverpool Museum made use of the building.
Salisbury, McNair and Rankin Hall (the second University hall to bear this name, the original having been based at 44-46 Ullet Road, Liverpool) were built on this site between 1964 and 1972. More residences were added: Morton House and Lady Mountford Hall between 1971 and 1974, and Dale Hall. By this period, mixed halls were the norm although Derby, McNair and Rankin Halls were restricted to men, and Salisbury to women. However, at the present time, all halls on the site are mixed.
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