Great Lever
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Great Lever is mainly a residential suburb of Bolton
in Greater Manchester
, England
. Historically within Lancashire
, it is about 2½ miles (4 km) south of Bolton
town centre and the same distance north of Farnworth
town centre. Great Lever has many shops and services serving the local community. These include a post office
, a butcher's, a chemist and a surgery around the Rishton Lane area. The district also has several nursing homes and is served by frequent bus routes running to Bolton town centre, Farnworth and the Royal Bolton Hospital
as well as circling the main estates.
On Green Lane, two large public house
s can be found: Southfield's, a pub and restaurant with its own tennis courts and grassland (now refurbished as part of the Sizzling Pub Company chain), and the Brooklyn, a large public house with its own bowling green
. Both were formerly houses built for the local mill owners. The 'Beehive Mill' is still in use today on Crescent Road and is home to a mail order company. Great Lever has a park on Green Lane which is home to Bolton Cricket Club. Doe Hey Reservoir is extremely popular for private fishing.
who had considerable success with Bolton Wanderers and Newcastle United.
Former Manchester City striker Paul Moulden
owned a chip shop in the area and ex-Bolton player Roy Greaves
ran a pub called Monteraze in the area for many years.
Ralph Gubbins, a forward with Bolton Wanderers
, Tranmere Rovers
and Hull City, lived in Great Lever during his time with Wanderers.
The architect Charles Holden
(1875-1960), best known for many buildings for London Underground
, was born in Great Lever.
Bolton
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...
in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Historically within Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, it is about 2½ miles (4 km) south of Bolton
Bolton
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...
town centre and the same distance north of Farnworth
Farnworth
Farnworth is within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. It is located southeast of Bolton, 6 miles south-west of Bury , and northwest of Manchester....
town centre. Great Lever has many shops and services serving the local community. These include a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, a butcher's, a chemist and a surgery around the Rishton Lane area. The district also has several nursing homes and is served by frequent bus routes running to Bolton town centre, Farnworth and the Royal Bolton Hospital
Royal Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
The Royal Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is based in the town of Farnworth in Greater Manchester . It provides NHS health care services for the people in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton and surrounding areas...
as well as circling the main estates.
Places of interest
The parish church for the area is St. Michael's Church. Currently under renovation it is now in its 158th year and is a Grade 2 listed building.On Green Lane, two large public house
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
s can be found: Southfield's, a pub and restaurant with its own tennis courts and grassland (now refurbished as part of the Sizzling Pub Company chain), and the Brooklyn, a large public house with its own bowling green
Bowling green
A bowling green is a finely-laid, close-mown and rolled stretch of lawn for playing the game of lawn bowls.Before 1830, when Edwin Beard Budding invented the lawnmower, lawns were often kept cropped by grazing sheep on them...
. Both were formerly houses built for the local mill owners. The 'Beehive Mill' is still in use today on Crescent Road and is home to a mail order company. Great Lever has a park on Green Lane which is home to Bolton Cricket Club. Doe Hey Reservoir is extremely popular for private fishing.
Education
Essa Academy has been performing well of late. Bishop Bridgeman CE Primary School, St. Michael's C of E Primary School, Lever Edge, St William of York RC Primary School and SS Simon and Jude CE Primary School provides education for under 11s. There are also numerous playcentres for pre-school children.People
One of Great Lever's most famous sons is the footballer Albert ShepherdAlbert Shepherd
Albert Shepherd was an English footballer. He played centre forward for Newcastle United between 1908 to 1914....
who had considerable success with Bolton Wanderers and Newcastle United.
Former Manchester City striker Paul Moulden
Paul Moulden
Paul Anthony Joseph Moulden is an English former footballer who played for Manchester City, Bournemouth, Oldham Athletic and Birmingham City as a striker.-Playing career:...
owned a chip shop in the area and ex-Bolton player Roy Greaves
Roy Greaves
Roy Greaves is an English former footballer who made more than 500 appearances in the Football League playing for Bolton Wanderers, where he spent the vast majority of his career, and Rochdale, and in the North American Soccer League for the Seattle Sounders.Greaves was born in Farnworth, near...
ran a pub called Monteraze in the area for many years.
Ralph Gubbins, a forward with Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
, Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers F.C.
Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...
and Hull City, lived in Great Lever during his time with Wanderers.
The architect Charles Holden
Charles Holden
Charles Henry Holden, Litt. D., FRIBA, MRTPI, RDI was a Bolton-born English architect best known for designing many London Underground stations during the 1920s and 1930s, for Bristol Central Library, the Underground Electric Railways Company of London's headquarters at 55 Broadway and for the...
(1875-1960), best known for many buildings for London Underground
London Underground
The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving a large part of Greater London and some parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex in England...
, was born in Great Lever.