by admin338ox | Aug 30, 2018 | News
The Wilfred Owen Commemoration First World War Concert, Sat, 15 Sept. As part of the Wilfred Owen Commemorations, a concert will take place at Christ Church featuring music mainly by young composers who, like Owen, were killed in the First World War. The music is in...
by admin338ox | Jul 29, 2018 | News
The Oxton History Group have produced two new publications which are available from Oxton Bookshop in the Williamson. The bound book of the first 25 Oxton History Periodicals, which also contains a history of the development of the Oxton area, is on sale in the Oxton...
by admin338ox | Jul 29, 2018 | News
The Online History Archive is gradually being made available and already contains a range of fascinating material on Oxton. The latest addition is the story of William Potter, a 19th century merchant, who was responsible for building many of Oxton’s grand houses...
by admin338ox | Jul 13, 2018 | News
Discover Wirral’s Conservation Areas and Heritage Sites Conservation Areas Wirral (CAW) has worked with Wirral Council’s Rights of Way Officer, Robin Tutchings, Eileen Willshaw (Heritage Officer) and Jess Malpas (Conservation Officer),to devise a trail which...
by admin338ox | Jul 7, 2018 | Events, News
Secret Gardens – final results published The glorious weather and well predicted sunshine on May 13, 2018, meant we had an excellent turn out on the day. We sold 3,078 tickets overall, a substantial increase on the past few years.A few facts: 1393 tickets...
by admin338ox | Jun 19, 2018 | News
Edith Smith, who was the first woman to become a warranted police officer, was born and bred in Oxton. She lived in 18 Palm Hill where members of the Oxton Society and their guests assembled on June 16th to unveil our second Blue Plaque. Edith made her mark in...
