by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Birkenhead School Birkenhead Proprietary School, later Birkenhead School, was founded in 1860, initially with 13 pupils, at Royden House, Park Road North, altering its name in 1871, when it moved to the present Shrewsbury Road site. Birkenhead SchoolBirkenhead School...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Rose Mount – industrial building on right was originally Liberal Club, later St Saviours’ Parish Hall, then a “concert hall”Ashton House, Village Rd, entrance hallConservative Club Bowling Club, founded in 1898Conservative Club, Village Rd. The Club was founded in...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Staff and residents working at Ashton House during World War IIThe Roadrunners playing at what the newspapers said was “the biggest ever congregation” in Christchurch in the mid 1960’s, with the Rev Skipper looking on.Oxton School Class 2, 1951Empire Day 1951,...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Documents Newspaper article 1969Mortimer on Oxton 1847 Maps Tithe map, c. 1847, showing old Oxton Village around St Saviours and the Carnarvon Castle (its original spelling)Oxton aerial photo 1920Village centre, c. 1860. Christchurch Road is shown as Church Road, and...
