by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Rose MountShrewsbury RoadBeresford RoadClaughton Firs, 1930’s. The house at top of Bennett’s Hill, destroyed in the War, was still standingVillage Centre, around the turn of the 19th centuryChristchurch RoadDuck Pond LaneBidston RoadBirch RoadBidston RoadBalls...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Holm Lane CottagesHawthorn Cottage, Woodchurch RdOxton Old Hall, Talbot RdNunclose, Mount PleasantFernleigh, Poplar RdApsley Lodge, Rose MountWestholme, Storeton Rd < 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 ArnoThe ArnoThe Arno – quoitsThe Arno – SundialThe Arno - SeesawThe Arno – Rose GardenThe Arno – SundialThe ArnoThe...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Swan Hill Dairy, built 1931, employed 60 people and supplied milk to 40,000 Wirral householdsWilliam Male arrived at 2 Rosemount in 1881 to start a 40 year stay as William Male and SonsWellington Road Post OfficeBoot Repairers, Prices Lane, date unknownConfectioner’s,...
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 Boarding...