Oxton, The Carnarvon Castle And St Saviour's Church c.1960
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Photo of Oxton, The Carnarvon Castle And St Saviour's Church c.1960

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The old village custom of placing the pub next to the church is not overlooked in Oxton. St Saviour's also supports a church-aided primary school, and both are a power in the community. And while the architecture of the Castle does not exactly gel with that of the church, both buildings attract their fair share of visitors at the appropriate times.

Memories of Oxton, the Carnarvon Castle and St Saviour's Church c1960

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Oxton, The Carnarvon Castle And St Saviour's Church c.1960

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Does anyone remember School Place, Birkenhead? It was in Watson Street. Also does anyone remember the prefabs at the top of Garnet Street opposite Oak and Eldon Gardens?
The pub had only recently been rebuilt, the original haveing been flattened by an aerial mine in 1941, which also damaged St Saviour's, parts of which were still awiting repair. Until the rebuild it was an bomb site and used to play there. The property behind the photographer was also hit and had been demolished. New properties were built in the 1950s (5, 7, 9 Bidston Road). Even in the early 1960s there was still extensive ...see more