Roads & Streets

Roads & Streets

Christchurch RoadDuck Pond LaneBirch RoadShrewsbury RoadNewburns Lane. The washing hanging outside led to the local name of Dolly Tub RowAlton RoadShrewsbury RoadPoplar RoadRose MountDuck Pond Lane – until relatively recently there was a duck pond at the bottom near...
Houses

Houses

Oxton Old Hall, Talbot RdHawthorn Cottage, Woodchurch RdApsley Lodge, Rose MountFernleigh, Poplar RdWestholme, Storeton RdNunclose, Mount PleasantHolm Lane Cottages < Back to Main Images...
Leisure

Leisure

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 – Rose GardenThe Arno – SundialThe Arno – quoitsThe ArnoThe ArnoThe ArnoThe Arno - SeesawThe Arno – SundialThe...
Commercial Premises

Commercial Premises

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)Said to be inside Wellington Road chemist shop, owned by several pharmacists over the years, including...
Churches

Churches

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...