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Title:

Fisher House, Rivington Lane, Rivington, Lancashire: Archaeological Building Recording

Series:

Greenlane Archaeology Ltd unpublished report series

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5284/1112972

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Abstract:

Following the submission of a planning application and Listed Building consent application for alterations to Fisher House, Rivington, a condition was placed on both of the decision notices requiring an archaeological building recording be carried out. Greenlane Archaeology carried out the work in November 2022, following on from an earlier desk-based assessment completed by Minerva Heritage in 2021. Fisher House is thought to have been constructed in the late 18th century following the arrival of the Rev John Fisher to Rivington in 1763, although direct documentary evidence for this is scarce. It is apparently shown on Yates’s map of 1786 although not on the same alignment and it is depicted in an unusual way for a house, more like how industrial buildings and mills are shown than the way in which houses are otherwise indicated. The Fisher family held on to it for most of the 19th century, but it was rented out from at least 1837. Details about the house, other than the later 19th and early 20th century Ordnance Survey maps, are relatively scarce, but a description of the rooms from a rental advert of 1837 does give some indication of its layout. The building recording revealed that while the core of the house, a double-pile building with flanking wings, making an impressive front elevation, could indeed be of late 18th century date and contained a number of features of that date or earlier. Much of the decorative scheme and major elements such as the staircase are actually early 19th century in style. Several other stages of modification were also revealed, dating from the late 19th and into the 20th century, some of which could be linked to map evidence and were related to attached extensions to the main house. The main house retained much of its original form until the 20th century. As a Listed Building the house remains a significant local structure, with its core still intact and retaining many features of historic interest. It is unfortunate that its originally symmetrical front elevation was reduced to a façade on the south-east side, but the changes that have occurred elsewhere in the building reflect the manner in which it was adapted to suit different periods, especially the more functional elements of the house.

Author:

Daniel W Elsworth
Thomas Mace

Publisher:

Greenlane Archaeology Ltd

Year of Publication:

2023

Locations:

County:	Lancashire
Parish:	Rivington
District:	Chorley
Country:	England

Grid Reference: 362735, 414458 (Easting, Northing)

Subjects / Periods:

ANALYTICAL BUILDINGS RECORD (LEVEL 3) (Event)

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greenlan1-518299

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Created Date:

23 Aug 2023