by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Christchurch RoadBidston RoadRose Mount, 1908, showing the premises of Wilsons, family butcher, Rowlands, fishmonger, and Landers, Oxton StoresClaughton FirsAlton RoadRose MountMill Hill A mill stood here for many years until the1850’s when it was demolishedClaughton...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Nunclose, Mount PleasantFernleigh, Poplar RdHolm Lane CottagesWestholme, Storeton RdHawthorn Cottage, Woodchurch RdOxton Old Hall, Talbot RdApsley Lodge, Rose Mount < Back to Main Images...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
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 ArnoThe Arno – quoitsThe ArnoThe ArnoThe Arno – SundialThe Arno – Rose GardenThe ArnoThe ArnoThe...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Adams’ Butchers, 10 Claughton Firs. The business was started here c. 1909 by George Henry AdamsWilliam Male arrived at 2 Rosemount in 1881 to start a 40 year stay as William Male and SonsSwan Hotel, Holm Lane. A beerhouse was run here from 1864 by Hugh Swan and then...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
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...
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...
