by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Bidston RoadBeresford RoadNewburns Lane. The washing hanging outside led to the local name of Dolly Tub RowDuck pond on Fred Adams’ poultry farm opposite the Halfway HousePoplar RoadClaughton FirsRose MountFairview RoadKings MountChristchurch RoadShrewsbury RoadMill...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Hawthorn Cottage, Woodchurch RdFernleigh, Poplar RdOxton Old Hall, Talbot RdApsley Lodge, Rose MountHolm Lane CottagesNunclose, Mount PleasantWestholme, 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 Arno – SundialThe Arno – quoitsThe ArnoThe Arno – SundialThe ArnoThe ArnoThe Arno – Rose GardenThe ArnoThe...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Wellington Road Post OfficeThe 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)Henderson’s Nursery, Village Road. An Oxton landmark from 1850 to World War...
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 SchoolBirkenhead School...
