in 1957 the hall was sold to francis edward hanning-lee (known as frank) and his wife stella. a few years before they bought the hall they were famous as they attempted a hydrofoil speed record in their boat called “white hawk”. their full story is told here. after this they decided to make fibre glass boats and they formed a company called fibrelite industries. trafford hall was used as the site of their manufacturing business. they remained there until 1987. the hall was sold in 1991 to the present occupants the national communities resource centre who aims to provide training and support to all those living and working in low-income communities across the uk to develop their skills, confidence and capacity to tackle problems.