Bramall Court

Bramall Court: Salford’s very own little Bohemia. Its close proximity to the University’s school of Media, Music and Performance at Adelphi means that Bramall Court attracts a lot of creative types; fashion students, musicians, actors and artists. Such a mix of ‘free-​thinkers’ has meant that over a period of fifty years a somewhat ‘chilled’ atmospheres has evolved at Bramall, between staff and student alike, and at this place you’ll feel more like a family member than a tenant.
In recent years Bramall may have lost some of its more decadent charms, from 2011 annual renovations have been made; re-​fitted showers and carpets, wi-​fi installed in each room and in the summer 2013 the building had an entire face-​lift!
If you are a free spirit who also loves their mod-​cons then this is the one stop shop for you!
Vital stats: Bramall is on the doorstep of Adelphi Campus, Media City bus-​stop nearby, and most importantly 5 minutes from the Old Pint Pot pub and the Crescent!

I’m not sure if you’re aware that all my Unilocal reviews are posted on my Twitter page… in fact it’s really all I use Twitter for. Well, occasionally I do find myself being praised, honoured or having a hit put out on me by the companies I’ve reviewed, no doubt they find me through this trending topics new-​fangled thing. Anyway, I’d referred to Bramall in one of my reviews and was told that if I thought Bramall was quiet I obviously hadn’t been there lately.
Maybe I was thinking of Matthias, the postgraduate haven amongst the madness.
Okay, so here’s the deal. I visited Bramall in my undergraduate heyday and it was similar to John Lester and Eddie Colman (flats of 2, 3 or 4 sharing), which to me meant it was fairly low-​key. But then I remembered a significant difference. Students living in Bramall kept their front doors open. Not even unlocked, actually wide open so that interlopers could walk in. As a paranoid antisocial, that’s like my worst nightmare, but the idea was to open up these isolated little flats, make friends and have parties. Well, can’t fault them for trying.
Matthias however is understandably a little bit more subdued. Postgraduates are a different breed; after all, those who stay on at university longer than is necessary often have a mixture of smarts, idealism and insanely misguided dreams. Or they’ve just been harangued by their lecturers like I was. They knuckle down, they read a lot. Matthias even offers solutions for postgraduates in couples and/​or with families so you know life there is going to be a great deal more civilised and a lot quieter.
Both blocks benefit from all those classic Salford Uni accommodation perks I’ve discussed previously, and Bramall particularly attracts a lot of Music, TV, Media and Drama students due to its close location to the Media, Music and Performance campus at Adelphi. And if you live there, the Pint Pot’s your local. Can’t really fault that. So for optional privacy with more of a party atmosphere than the Lesters and Colmans of the Salford University world, make Bramall Court your choice. For postgraduate reflection and concentration, you’re best off with Matthias.