Roads & Streets

Roads & Streets

Balls RoadBidston RoadBirch RoadRose MountClaughton Firs, 1930’s. The house at top of Bennett’s Hill, destroyed in the War, was still standingKings MountNewburns Lane. The washing hanging outside led to the local name of Dolly Tub RowTemplemore Road, early...
Houses

Houses

Nunclose, Mount PleasantHawthorn Cottage, Woodchurch RdHolm Lane CottagesOxton Old Hall, Talbot RdApsley Lodge, Rose MountWestholme, Storeton RdFernleigh, Poplar Rd < 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 ArnoThe ArnoThe Arno – SundialThe Arno – quoitsThe Arno – SundialThe ArnoThe ArnoThe Arno – Rose GardenThe...
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)Adams’ Butchers, 1 Rose Mount. The business moved here when it outgrew Claughton Firs premises. It is now...
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...
Schools

Schools

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 Boarding...