Roads & Streets

Roads & Streets

Duck Pond Lane – until relatively recently there was a duck pond at the bottom near the junction with Woodchurch RoadChristchurch RoadClaughton FirsBeresford RoadDuck Pond LaneMill Hill A mill stood here for many years until the1850’s when it was demolishedRose...
Houses

Houses

Holm Lane CottagesHawthorn Cottage, Woodchurch RdNunclose, Mount PleasantWestholme, Storeton RdOxton Old Hall, Talbot RdApsley Lodge, Rose MountFernleigh, Poplar Rd < 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 ArnoThe Arno – SundialThe ArnoThe Arno – SundialThe ArnoThe ArnoThe Arno - SeesawThe ArnoThe...
Commercial Premises

Commercial Premises

The old HSBC bank at the centre of the villageTalbot Hotel, Claughton Firs. Built between 1847 & 1875 in a curve round the bend between Rose Mount and Claughton Firs. Demolished 1967, rebuilt 1969 as Oxton ArmsWellington Road Post OfficeWilliam Male arrived at 2...
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...