The Japanese Lake was the centre-piece of Leverhulme’s Japanese Garden. A tranquil lake with ornamental lanterns and a pagoda in mock-Japanese style, a bridge reminiscent of the famous Willow Pattern and waterfalls over a man-made rock wall with small caves.
The Japanese Lake image by munki-boy
The Japanese Lake image by munki-boy
The Japanese Bridge image by munki-boy
Rivington Terraced Gardens image by munki-boy
The Japanese Lake image by @Clive_SJohnson
The ruins of Lord Leverhulme’s terraced gardens at Rivington, known to locals as the Chinese Gardens.
A Series of waterfalls flowing over man-made cascades, down to an area known as The Dell.
The site of Leverhulme’s Roynton Cottage at Rivington which was destroyed by arson many years ago.
The remains of the circular stone plinth that supported a sundial, overlooking Leverhulme’s gardens at Rivington.
The site of The Bungalow, Leverhulme’s former residence at Rivington, remains of tiled floors can still be seen today.
The site of Lord Leverhulme’s aviary, situated on a terrace above his gardens at Rivington.
The site of South Lodge, at the foot of Leverhulme’s terraced gardens at Rivington.
Leverhulme’s ‘African Bridge’ known to locals as the Seven Arched Bridge inspired by a trip to Africa.
A former summer house built by Leverhulme for his wife. Known locally as the Pigeon Tower, this tower never did house doves but stands adjacent to the dovecote.
This stretch of wall adjacent to the tower was converted to a dovecote by Leverhulme, you can still see the ‘pigeonholes’ in the wall.
The old gardens that served Leverhulme’s kitchen at his residence at Rivington.
