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This cast-iron drinking fountain with four basins arranged around an ornate, tall column, originally stood in the grounds of Bootle hospital. The fountain bears an inscription stating that it commemorates the marriage of the Duke and Duchess of York in 1893.

Looking north east on the A5038.

The Poulsom Memorial commemorates William Poulsom and his wife Mary. William became Lord Mayor of Bootle in 1880 and later a magistrate. Mary was responsible for the Penny Concerts held each Saturday evening during the winter months and for other good deeds amongst the poor of the borough. William died in 1903 and his wife soon after, the memorial was paid for by public subscription and was recently restored by specialist stone mason Nick Roberson who hand carved four replacement figures of children in ancient classical costume working on archive photographs of the originals.

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Christ Church was built in 1866 by P J Mather of Bootle Hall as a memorial to his daughter. Faced in red sandstone, which probably came from Woolton quarry the same source as Liverpool Cathedral. The eight bronze bells previously hung in Emmanuel Church, Everton, prior to its demolition in 1972. The six steel bells originally hung in the tower are now in St Mary's, Hale near Liverpool airport.

Former Christ Church School on the corner corner of Hawthorne Road and Park Road, built in the second half of the 19th Century. It is now a YMCA used for community groups including drama, youth & junior clubs, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Venture Scouts.

Hillside High School on Breeze Hill opened in 1987. The school was formed in 1972 when Bootle Girls' Grammar School combined with Balliol County Secondary School remaining on two separate sites until 1987 when the new building was completed.