Other Public Buildings

Other Public Buildings

Conservative Club Bowling Club, founded in 1898Conservative Club, Village Rd. The Club was founded in 1882 at 16 Claughton Firs, moving to the Village Rd premises in 1897Rose Mount – industrial building on right was originally Liberal Club, later St Saviours’ Parish...
People & Events

People & Events

Staff and residents working at Ashton House during World War IIOxton School Class 2, 1951Coronation Day 1953, Parish HallOxton School Nativity Play, c 1951The Roadrunners playing at what the newspapers said was “the biggest ever congregation” in Christchurch in the...
Documents and Maps

Documents and Maps

Documents Newspaper article 1969Mortimer on Oxton 1847 Maps Wellington Rd & Beresford Rd 1875Tithe map, c. 1847, showing old Oxton Village around St Saviours and the Carnarvon Castle (its original spelling)Oxton aerial photo 1920Village centre, c. 1860....