Rivington Castle

Based upon a plan made by E. W. Cox in 1892, Rivington Castle is a folly and reconstruction of William II de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby’s, 13th century Liverpool Castle. Rivington Castle dates from 1912, when the building work began. It was built by William Hesketh Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme (Born 19 September 1851 – Died 7 May 1925) and can be found in Lever Park.

In 1967 on a clear bright morning two workmen saw an apparition gliding around the structure. It was by all accounts very white. One of them stated “I’ve never seen anything so deeply white before”.

Accounts of this experience vary. Some say there were five workmen who witnessed the figure and that the experience lasted over two hours.