Paul Mackenzie
The Pigeon Tower at Rivington
- Credit: Kirsty Thompson / Archant
A campaign has been launched to preserve a famous Lancashire landmark for future generations.
A new chapter is being written in the topsy-turvy story of one of Lancashire’s best-loved landmarks. Since they were created in the early years of the last century, the terraced gardens at Rivington have seen almost as many ups and downs in their fortunes as there are twists and turns on the paths through the magical landscape.
The gardens were created by Thomas Mawson for the industrialist and politician William Hesketh Lever, Lord Leverhulme. He bought the land in 1899 and had a wooden bungalow built there for weekend visits and shooting parties and developed the gardens over the next two decades.