Working with HPR Ltd, Landscape Engineering Ltd will soon be starting renovation works in Rivington Terraced Gardens, Chorley.
These gardens are steeped in history and happen to be on the side of a steep hill also!
The recently tendered scheme was secured by HPR Ltd https://www.hprltd.co.uk/ in partnership with Landscape Engineering Ltd. The respective organisations will be delivering a scheme managed by Groundwork, the national charity. The web site https://www.groundwork.org.uk/Sites/clm/pages/rivington-terraced-gardens will keep all parties updated. An extract from the site as follows –
The Gardens
Rivington Terraced Gardens were originally created for soap magnate Lord Leverhulme as a spectacular venue for him to relax in and entertain. Situated on the hillside below Rivington Pike, the Gardens were designed by noted landscape designer Thomas Mawson between 1905-1922.
His vision created a dramatic hillside garden, featuring a heavily-wooded area including a network of footpaths that provide the terraces that give the Terraced Gardens their name. There’s a man-made ravine and cascade, with several bridges and fords crossing it. The upper section of the park contains the remains of the formal lawns and gardens which surrounded Lord Leverhulme’s residences. These include a Japanese Garden and lake, an Italian Garden and lake, and the former Orchestra Lawn. The park contains many dramatic stone-built structures, including a magnificent 7-arched bridge, a number of Summer Houses and Viewing Platforms, and the haunting building known as the Pigeon Tower.
Today, the original structure of the Gardens remains but ornamental planting has been replaced by woodland. It’s a magical place of winding footpaths and unexpected surprises, much loved by local people and visitors from across the region.
The Gardens are an incredibly significant, culturally valuable piece of landscape. It is unique within the region, as a hillside garden of such scale, and it has national significance derived from its designer, Thomas Mawson.
Rivington gardens are a very popular leisure destination with a large range of users including walkers, horse-riders and Mountain bikers. Located on the West Pennine Moors it provides an excellent resource for a substantial number of people from the nearby area and Manchester conurbation.