Two archways and associated stone staircases and retaining walls in Rivington Gardens at SD 6390 1422 is a Grade II listed building in the Chorley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 January 1987. Garden architecture.

Two archways and associated stone staircases and retaining walls in Rivington Gardens at SD 6390 1422

WRENN ID
grey-jade-lichen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Chorley
Constituency
Chorley MP: Sir Lindsay Hoyle (Spk)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 January 1987
Type
Garden architecture
Address
Two archways and associated stone staircases and retaining walls in Rivington Gardens at SD 6390 1422, Lancashire
OS grid reference
SD 638 142
Coordinates
53.62336, -2.54735
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The structure consists of two archways, along with associated stone staircases and retaining walls, located in Rivington Gardens. These features were built in 1906 to a design by Thomas Mawson for Lord Leverhulme as part of Rivington Terraced Gardens, and they are constructed from gritstone.

A stone staircase with flanking walls ascends eastward from a terraced path situated a short distance south of a former swimming pool or boating lake. This staircase splits into two, with one branch heading north-east and the other south-east. At the lower end of each staircase, there are semi-circular archways. Both archways are supported by moulded imposts, and their voussoirs are made of thin gritstone slates, each featuring five keystones of the same material. Tall, buttressed retaining walls made of sandstone rubble flank the staircases, and these walls include splayed window openings that provide views down across the gardens. Near the top, the right staircase makes a sharp 90-degree turn.

Local climate

Two archways and associated stone staircases and retaining walls in Rivington Gardens at SD 6390 1422 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,110 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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