by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Rose Mount, 1908, showing the premises of Wilsons, family butcher, Rowlands, fishmonger, and Landers, Oxton StoresClaughton FirsNewburns Lane. The washing hanging outside led to the local name of Dolly Tub RowClaughton Firs, 1930’s. The house at top of Bennett’s Hill,...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Apsley Lodge, Rose MountOxton Old Hall, Talbot RdHolm Lane CottagesHawthorn Cottage, Woodchurch RdWestholme, Storeton RdFernleigh, Poplar RdNunclose, Mount Pleasant < Back to Main Images...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
The Arno The Arno as we know it today was laid out in 1912. Within the park can be seen the hollow that was the Earl of Shrewsbury’s stone quarry. The Arno – SundialThe Arno – SundialThe Arno - SeesawThe Arno – quoitsThe ArnoThe ArnoThe Arno – Rose GardenThe ArnoThe...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Swan Hotel, Holm Lane. A beerhouse was run here from 1864 by Hugh Swan and then by his wife Betty to the 1880’sSwan Hill Dairy, built 1931, employed 60 people and supplied milk to 40,000 Wirral householdsTalbot Hotel, Claughton Firs. Built between 1847 & 1875 in a...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
St Saviour’s St Saviour’s was built on Bidston Road between 1889 and 1892 to replace a church of 1846 that had become too small for the needs of its congregation. The church was constructed of durable red sandstone, quarried in Runcorn, with a slate roof. In 1941...
