by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Poplar RoadKings MountClaughton Firs, 1930’s. The house at top of Bennett’s Hill, destroyed in the War, was still standingBidston RoadRose Mount, 1908, showing the premises of Wilsons, family butcher, Rowlands, fishmonger, and Landers, Oxton StoresBirch RoadDuck Pond...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Oxton Old Hall, Talbot RdApsley Lodge, Rose MountHolm Lane CottagesFernleigh, Poplar RdNunclose, Mount PleasantHawthorn Cottage, Woodchurch RdWestholme, 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 Arno - SeesawThe ArnoThe ArnoThe ArnoThe Arno – quoitsThe ArnoThe Arno – SundialThe Arno – Rose GardenThe Arno –...
by heritadmin448 | Apr 17, 2018 | Images of Old Oxton
Swan Hill Dairy, built 1931, employed 60 people and supplied milk to 40,000 Wirral householdsWellington Road Post OfficeAdams’ Butchers, 1 Rose Mount. The business moved here when it outgrew Claughton Firs premises. It is now the oldest established family business in...
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 Boarding...
