Roads & Streets

Roads & Streets

Village Centre, around the turn of the 19th centuryMill Hill A mill stood here for many years until the1850’s when it was demolishedChristchurch RoadBalls RoadRose MountClaughton Firs, 1930’s. The house at top of Bennett’s Hill, destroyed in the War, was still...
Houses

Houses

Fernleigh, Poplar RdHawthorn Cottage, Woodchurch RdOxton Old Hall, Talbot RdWestholme, Storeton RdApsley Lodge, Rose MountHolm Lane CottagesNunclose, Mount Pleasant < 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 – SundialThe Arno – SundialThe ArnoThe ArnoThe Arno – Rose GardenThe ArnoThe ArnoThe ArnoThe Arno – quoitsThe...
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)William Male & SonsSaid to be inside Wellington Road chemist shop, owned by several pharmacists over...
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...