by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Alton & Cearns Roads Junction, showing horse-drawn bus on regular route to Birkenhead Central Station and Woodside FerryClaughton Firs, probably 1920’sMill Hill A mill stood here for many years until the1850’s when it was demolishedSwan HillDuck Pond LaneClaughton...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Westholme, Storeton RdApsley Lodge, Rose MountFernleigh, Poplar RdHawthorn Cottage, Woodchurch RdHolm Lane CottagesNunclose, Mount PleasantOxton Old Hall, Talbot Rd < 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 – quoitsThe ArnoThe ArnoThe ArnoThe Arno – SundialThe ArnoThe Arno – SundialThe Arno – Rose GardenThe Arno -...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
The Queen’s Arms, Storeton Rd. Thomas Hughes (of Hughes Lane) was publican from 1845, followed by his son, also Thomas, in 1874. (Picture is modern interpretation)Swan Hotel, Holm Lane. A beerhouse was run here from 1864 by Hugh Swan and then by his wife Betty to the...
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...
