by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Claughton Firs, probably 1920’sBeresford RoadBalls RoadShrewsbury RoadClaughton Firs, 1930’s. The house at top of Bennett’s Hill, destroyed in the War, was still standingShrewsbury RoadBidston RoadSwan HillDuck Pond Lane – until relatively recently there was a duck...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Apsley Lodge, Rose MountHolm Lane CottagesNunclose, Mount PleasantWestholme, Storeton RdHawthorn Cottage, Woodchurch RdFernleigh, Poplar RdOxton Old Hall, Talbot 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 Arno – SundialThe ArnoThe ArnoThe ArnoThe ArnoThe Arno – quoitsThe ArnoThe Arno - SeesawThe...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
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)Talbot Hotel, Claughton Firs. Built between 1847 & 1875 in a curve round the bend between Rose Mount...
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 – Preparatory...
