Lancashire has many historic features and one landmark dates all the way back to 1235 - sort of. Liverpool Castle was originally built in the city of the same name in the 13th century, before being ...

Today, if you want to see Liverpool Castle, a scale replica can be found in Lever Park in Rivington, near Chorley. Soap tycoon William Lever, who established Lever Brothers (later part of Unilever ...

In August, 1857, then first water from Rivington was delivered to Liverpool. Even so, demand still exceeded supply, and another reservoir was built on the River Roddlesworth at Tockholes.

Read more: 'Illegal rave' held overnight at Liverpool Castle, Rivington Yet ... and form a reservoir in the valley between Rivington Pike an Heath Charnock. This scheme was agreed, and in 1847 ...

In the early 1900s, wealthy industrialist Lord Leverhulme decided to build a replica of the castle, but rather than in Liverpool, he opted for Rivington, more than 30 miles away. Lord ...