Rivington Terraced Gardens, see Roynton Cottage (The Bungalow) appear where it once stood.
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Rivington Terraced Gardens, see Roynton Cottage (The Bungalow) appear where it once stood.
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One of three private gardens originally owned by William Hesketh Lever (of Lever Brothers, Unilever fame).
The gardens were based around a central bungalow called Roynton Cottage, now demolished.
Incorporating two large lawns each with summer houses and viewpoints, a Japanese and Italian lake, a lookout tower (now known as the Pigeon Tower), with a viewpoint and summer house, an orchestral lawn, Neptune's pond, undulating stepped walks and waterfalls, a seven arched bridge, the estate was intended as a weekend retreat!
A castle ruins style folly was built down at Rivington reservoir purely to be viewed from the estate. Construction ceased when Lever died and it never reached completion.