Roads & Streets

Roads & Streets

Mill HillClaughton Firs, probably 1920’sNewburns Lane. The washing hanging outside led to the local name of Dolly Tub RowAlton & Cearns Roads Junction, showing horse-drawn bus on regular route to Birkenhead Central Station and Woodside FerryPoplar RoadAlton...
Houses

Houses

Fernleigh, Poplar RdNunclose, Mount PleasantHawthorn Cottage, Woodchurch RdWestholme, Storeton RdOxton Old Hall, Talbot RdHolm Lane CottagesApsley Lodge, Rose Mount < 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 ArnoThe Arno – quoitsThe Arno – Rose GardenThe ArnoThe Arno – SundialThe ArnoThe Arno – SundialThe ArnoThe ArnoThe...
Commercial Premises

Commercial Premises

William Male & SonsConfectioner’s, 37 Rose Mount, owned by the Peever family from 1914. They also owned a dairy at no. 35Queen’s ArmsBoot Repairers, Prices Lane, date unknownWellington Road shops 1927. There was a draper, butcher, grocer, cycle dealer, fruiterer,...
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...