by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Duck Pond LaneChristchurch RoadNewburns Lane. The washing hanging outside led to the local name of Dolly Tub RowClaughton FirsClaughton Firs, probably 1920’sBidston RoadRose MountDuck Pond Lane – until relatively recently there was a duck pond at the bottom near the...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Westholme, Storeton RdHolm Lane CottagesFernleigh, Poplar RdOxton Old Hall, Talbot RdNunclose, Mount PleasantHawthorn Cottage, Woodchurch 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 ArnoThe ArnoThe Arno – Rose GardenThe Arno – quoitsThe ArnoThe Arno – SundialThe ArnoThe Arno – SundialThe ArnoThe...
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)Boot Repairers, Prices Lane, date unknownHenderson’s Nursery, Village Road. An Oxton landmark from 1850...
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...
