by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Duck Pond LanePoplar RoadClaughton Firs, 1930’s. The house at top of Bennett’s Hill, destroyed in the War, was still standingChristchurch RoadKings MountDuck Pond Lane – until relatively recently there was a duck pond at the bottom near the junction with Woodchurch...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Fernleigh, Poplar RdHolm Lane CottagesOxton Old Hall, Talbot RdHawthorn Cottage, Woodchurch RdWestholme, Storeton RdNunclose, Mount PleasantApsley 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 – quoitsThe ArnoThe ArnoThe ArnoThe ArnoThe Arno – SundialThe Arno – Rose GardenThe ArnoThe Arno – SundialThe...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Adams’ Butchers, 1 Rose Mount. The business moved here when it outgrew Claughton Firs premises. It is now the oldest established family business in OxtonThe Queen’s Arms, Storeton Rd. Thomas Hughes (of Hughes Lane) was publican from 1845, followed by his son, also...
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 rugby...
