by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Alton RoadRose MountClaughton FirsSwan HillClaughton Firs, 1930’s. The house at top of Bennett’s Hill, destroyed in the War, was still standingFairview RoadMill Hill A mill stood here for many years until the1850’s when it was demolishedClaughton Firs, probably...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Nunclose, Mount PleasantApsley Lodge, Rose MountFernleigh, Poplar RdHolm Lane CottagesOxton Old Hall, Talbot RdWestholme, Storeton RdHawthorn 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 ArnoThe ArnoThe Arno – SundialThe Arno - SeesawThe ArnoThe ArnoThe Arno – quoitsThe Arno – SundialThe ArnoThe Arno –...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Swan Hotel, Holm Lane. A beerhouse was run here from 1864 by Hugh Swan and then by his wife Betty to the 1880’sSaid to be inside Wellington Road chemist shop, owned by several pharmacists over the years, including Arthur EllithorneWilliam Male & SonsTalbot Hotel,...
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...
