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Rivington Pike

Q

Whilst walking around Rivington Pike last summer I saw a beautifully black and white tiled floor which protruded from under the grass on top of winter hill, does anybody have any information about what was there?

A

This is a fascinating story (although not so long ago). The area you visited is the site of Lord Leverhulme's bungalow which was once burned down by a suffragette soon after it was built at the beginning of the last century. The grounds of the bungalow (Italian and Japanese gardens) were all his creation and he even had a replica of Liverpool castle built on the edge of the Rivington reservoirs (http://www.kroma.co.uk/liverpool-castle-ruins.asp ). Here also is a good website if you want to read more about this remarkable man. http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Rivington/leverhulme.html There are a few good books available with excellent pictures of the bungalow and grounds in their heyday. These are available in Smith's book shop in Mesnes Street, Wigan, but I sure they are also available in other books shops and probably the library in Bolton as well.

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