The River House

This article is about the former restaurant in Lancashire, England. For other buildings named River House, see River House.

The River House
The building in 2023
The River House Location within Wyre Borough
Former names	Wyre Bank Wyre Bank Hotel and Restaurant River House Restaurant
General information
Architectural style	Victorian
Location	Skippool
Address	11 Wyre Road
Town or city	Thornton, Lancashire
Country	United Kingdom
Coordinates	53°51′45″N2°58′42″W / 53.862547°N 2.978312°W / 53.862547; -2.978312
Completed	1830(195 years ago) (1830)
Technical details
Floor count	2

The River House is a 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 TheRiver 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.

Gallery

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  River House is in view on the left of this photo taken from Shard Bridge in 2009

References

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 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

External links

• An old sign from the building's days as a restaurant