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The River House

Coordinates: 53°51′45″N 2°58′42″W / 53.862547°N 2.978312°W / 53.862547; -2.978312
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The River House
The building in 2023
The River House is located in the Borough of Wyre
The River House
The River House
Location within Wyre Borough
Map
Former namesWyre Bank
Wyre Bank Hotel and Restaurant
River House Restaurant
General information
Architectural styleVictorian
LocationSkippool
Address11 Wyre Road
Town or cityThornton, Lancashire
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates53°51′45″N 2°58′42″W / 53.862547°N 2.978312°W / 53.862547; -2.978312
Completed1830 (194 years ago) (1830)
Technical details
Floor count2

The River House is an historic building in the Skippool area of Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, England.[1][2] Overlooking the River Wyre, it was built in 1830, originally known as Wyre Bank, later becoming Wyre Bank Hotel and Restaurant.[3] After two further renamings, firstly to The River House, then The River House Restaurant, in 1958,[3] it was frequented by the likes of Rudolf Nureyev, George Harrison and prominent politicians[4] and was run by members of the Scott family.[5][6] It has also been a four-guestroom hotel.[7]

Bill and Linda Scott ran the hotel for over thirty years, before selling it in 2005.[citation needed]

British Prime Ministers Edward Heath, Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair stayed at the property during the Tory Party Conferences that were held in Blackpool.[8] John Prescott has also stayed at The River House.[citation needed]

Today it is a private residence,[9] with an addition on the northern side of the property.

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References

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  1. ^ Egon Ronay's Lucas Guide ... to Hotels, Restaurants, Inns in Great Britain and Ireland (1980), p. 576
  2. ^ Wine and Food, Issues 117-124 (1963), p. 74
  3. ^ a b A History of Blackpool, the Fylde and South Wyre – Nick Moore (2018), p. 254
  4. ^ "Glynn Ward takes us on a photographic journey around Skippool Creek" - Lancashire Life, 8 February 2013
  5. ^ "The River House Hotel & Restaurant at Skippool Creek" - Lawrence Chard at Flickr.com
  6. ^ "Raise your quality to survive, hoteliers told" - Blackpool Gazette, 1 October 2002
  7. ^ Country Inns & Back Roads, Britain and Ireland, Norman T. Simpson (1986), p. 171
  8. ^ Guardian Staff (26 April 2007). "My visit to the bedroom at Ted's Diner". the Guardian. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  9. ^ Wyre Council planning applications - 12/00208/FUL
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