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Barren Grove, PRENTON, CH43 5TJ

Situated in the same building as an art gallery.

This fine Anglican church, situated in Oxton, was built in 1849. The church organ has been described as "a superb example of a Henry Willis I". The photograph was taken from Kings Mount [road]. Further history and wide-ranging views from the spire are available at http://christchurch.birkenhead.net/

This purpose built Art Gallery was opened in December 1928 and houses the vast majority of Birkenhead's collection of artistic masterpieces. On permanent display are Victorian oil paintings, English watercolours, Liverpool Porcelain, Della Robbia Pottery and a range of collections from local history and ship models to fine decorative arts (part of the Merseyside Embroidery Trail).

Oxton village is a pleasant inner suburb of Birkenhead, containing many listed sandstone buildings. A one-way system has been introduced to try and avoid road users using Oxton as a short-cut, as many of the roads are quite narrow and residential.

... with vertical aperture. The postbox is sited on Balls Rd, next to the Williamson Art Gallery.

Out of a fleet of more than 200 buses, Birkenhead Corporation never had more than a handful of single deckers. No.91 was one of four Leyland Leopards with rather boxy Massey bodywork, new in 1964, and is seen after the fleet was integrated into the Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive, although still in basic Birkenhead livery. These small buses were used on a couple of routes where smaller vehicles were appropriate, including route 97 to Oxton Village, but this view has historic significance as it was the final day of bus operation into the village itself. This is one of a series of views featuring buses in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=137652761

View from Ball's Road.

Showing position of Postbox No. CH43 15.