Liverpool Castle, a folly in Lever Park, Rivington, Lancashire.
This replica of Liverpool Castle was commissioned by Lord Leverhulme in 1912. The original castle stood in Liverpool city centre where the statue of Queen Victoria now stands. William Lever's intention was to reconstruct the castle to its state prior to demolision, but work stopped in 1925 when he died.
Rivington Pike and the Winter Hill television mast from Liverpool Castle in Lever Park, Rivington, Lancashire.
This replica of Liverpool Castle was commissioned by Lord Leverhulme in 1912. The original castle stood in Liverpool city centre where the statue of Queen Victoria now stands. William Lever's intention was to reconstruct the castle to its state prior to demolision, but work stopped in 1925 when he died.
An avenue of trees in Lever Park, Rivington, Lancashire.
Lever Park has been a country park since 1904, after being given to the people of Bolton by Lord Leverhulme of Lever Brothers (Unilever).
A north westerly view over Chorley, Leyland and Preston from Rivington Pike in Lancashire.
Lord Leverhulme's Pigeon Tower is to the right of the photo.
A north westerly view over Rivington, Yarrow and Anglezarke Reservoirs towards Chorley, Leyland and Preston from Rivington Pike in Lancashire.
Blackpool Tower and Heysham Power Station can just be seen in the distance.
Rivington Pike Tower can be seen from miles around. The tower is 361 metres (1200 feet) above sea level, and in clear conditions you can see the the Lake District fells, Blackpool Tower, the Isle of Man and the Welsh mountains from this point..Rivington Pike was one of a chain of beacons that stretched across the country to be lit in times of danger. This chain of signals was put in place by the Earl of Chester Ranulph de Blundeville around 1139. A recorded lighting of Trivington Pike beacon in 1588 warned of the Spanish Armada in the English Channel. The Pike Tower was built as a shooting hut for John Andrews in 1733 when he became owner of the Rivington Estate. Stone used was taken from the original fire platform and from the bed of the River Douglas. The shooting parties stopped in 1900 when Lord Leverhulme bought the estate.
The Pigeon Tower in Lever Park, Rivington, Lancashire.
The Pigeon Tower has four storeys, each a single room. On the west side is a semi-circular stair turret with a conical roof. The fourth storey, Lady Leverhulme's sewing room, has four light mullioned windows on two sides and houses an ornate fireplace engraved with the initials of William Heskth and Elizabeth Ellen Lever above the family motto, MUTARE VEL TIMERE SPERNO - "To change or to fear I spurn". The second and third storeys were a dovecote and on the west wall are square pigeon holes with perching ledges.