Rivington Hall Barn

Rivington Hall Barn is a barn, now licensed for music and dancing, that likely dates back to the 16th century. It was restored, altered, and enlarged around 1905 by Jonathan Simpson for Lord Leverhulme. The barn features a cruck frame with cladding made of coursed squared sandstone and a stone slate roof. It has a long range of seven bays, with aisles added around 1905, and the roof over these aisles is pitched flatter. On the west side, there is a T-plan timber-framed porch in Tudor style, and both gables have a long flush mullion window at the ground floor, with a similar mullion and transom window above. The east side has been altered and includes various service additions. Inside, there are six full cruck trusses, all resting on large boulder padstones, and each has tie-beams, collars, and yokes. The aisle principals, dorsals, and windbraces purlins appear to be modern additions.