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
Conservative Club Bowling Club, founded in 1898Rose Mount – industrial building on right was originally Liberal Club, later St Saviours’ Parish Hall, then a “concert hall”Conservative Club, Village Rd. The Club was founded in 1882 at 16 Claughton Firs, moving to the...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Coronation Day 1953, Parish HallOxton School Nativity Play, c 1951Oxton School Class 2, 1951The 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.Staff and residents...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Documents Mortimer on Oxton 1847Newspaper article 1969 Maps Oxton aerial photo 1920Tithe map, c. 1847, showing old Oxton Village around St Saviours and the Carnarvon Castle (its original spelling)Wellington Rd & Beresford Rd 1875Village centre, c. 1860....
