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 School – The School...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Conservative Club, Village Rd. The Club was founded in 1882 at 16 Claughton Firs, moving to the Village Rd premises in 1897Rose Mount – industrial building on right was originally Liberal Club, later St Saviours’ Parish Hall, then a “concert hall”Ashton House, Village...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Oxton 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.Empire Day 1951, Newburns LaneCoronation Day 1953,...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Documents Newspaper article 1969Mortimer on Oxton 1847 Maps Village centre, c. 1860. Christchurch Road is shown as Church Road, and Palm Hill as Balls LaneWellington Rd & Beresford Rd 1875Tithe map, c. 1847, showing old Oxton Village around St Saviours and the...
