Description

RIVINGTON RIVINGTON LANE
SD 61 SW
14/181 Fisher House
17.4.67
- II

House. Late C18, altered. Stored stucco on brick, with stone plinth and
dressings, roof of stone slate (front) and slate (rear). Double depth plan
of 3 bays and 3 storeys, symmetrical, with gable chimneys and flanking 2
storey service wings (that on right mostly demolished); central
round-headed doorway in moulded surround with imposts, door of 6 hexagonal
panels, fanlight with radiating glazing bars; two 12-pane sashes at ground
floor (that on the left larger in both dimensions and breaking the plinth)
and 3 at 1st floor all with splayed stone heads, three 6-pane sashes at 2nd
floor; wooden eaves gutter supported on brackets and lined with lead. Set
back at each end a brick service wing, that on the left with one 12-pane
sashed window (altered as garage), that on the right reduced to a screen
wall with blocked window. Interior: kitchen has back door of
double-layered horizontal and vertical planks; staircase: doglegged, with
open string, stick balusters, ramped handrail. History: said to have been
built by Rev John Fisher, incumbent of Church of Holy Trinity 1763-1813.

Listing NGR: SD6273614459

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26328182

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)