by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Poplar RoadChristchurch RoadMill Hill A mill stood here for many years until the1850’s when it was demolishedRose MountFairclough Lane -aerial photo taken 1920 showing Fairclough Lane, end of Glenmore Road and Rose CottageTemplemore Road, early 1980’sClaughton Firs,...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Nunclose, Mount PleasantWestholme, Storeton RdApsley Lodge, Rose MountOxton Old Hall, Talbot RdFernleigh, Poplar RdHolm Lane CottagesHawthorn Cottage, Woodchurch 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 Arno – Rose GardenThe ArnoThe ArnoThe Arno – quoitsThe Arno – SundialThe Arno – SundialThe ArnoThe ArnoThe ArnoThe...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
William Male & SonsWellington Road Post OfficeQueen’s ArmsThe 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)Swan Hill Dairy, built 1931, employed 60...
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...
