by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Claughton Firs, 1930’s. The house at top of Bennett’s Hill, destroyed in the War, was still standingChristchurch RoadKings MountBidston RoadBidston RoadVillage Centre, around the turn of the 19th centuryNewburns Lane. The washing hanging outside led to the local name...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Apsley Lodge, Rose MountNunclose, Mount PleasantHawthorn Cottage, Woodchurch RdFernleigh, Poplar RdOxton Old Hall, Talbot RdHolm Lane CottagesWestholme, 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 ArnoThe ArnoThe Arno – SundialThe Arno - SeesawThe Arno – quoitsThe ArnoThe ArnoThe Arno –...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Adams’ Butchers, 10 Claughton Firs. The business was started here c. 1909 by George Henry AdamsWellington Road shops 1927. There was a draper, butcher, grocer, cycle dealer, fruiterer, chemist, confectioner, florist and dairymanBoot Repairers, Prices Lane, date...
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...
