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ghostly1 #349970 17th Sep 2009 4:10pm
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Originally Posted by ghostly1
Lookin at the third picture down, is that St Saviours church, Oxton on the horizon? If it is I didnt realise you could see it from that side of the hill. There must be fantastic views from the top.


I think that church is Christchurch (sic) on the corner of Bessborough Road and Christchurch Road - Oxton Village way.....
Don't know why St Saviours is not visible - it is at least as high up as Christchurch - if not quite a bit higher !!!

Can confirm that St Saviours is very visible from the other side of the hill - even from the car park of the 'Arrowe'!.

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2nd pic - no Europa Pool, Warners cinema, new college, Conway Park Rail Station....!

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hope this helps about the church
I've blown pic up

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Thanks Derek, looking at the tower and its pointy bits (whatever there called) it looks similar to this pic!!

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derekdwc #349980 17th Sep 2009 4:47pm
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Yes Derek - definitely Christchurch.
I used to live in the right hand flat of that light coloured block of Georgian houses on Slatey Road - see the top flat which has had modern windows added to the side and looks very posh.

When I lived there the two right hand houses were flats and the exterior walls painted a horrible olive green !!!

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Do you know what I think I'm wrong looking the pointy bits...!

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Er ..... Christchurch has a bloomin' great spire not a square tower. Try Oxton St Saviours!!!


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Well if it is St Saviours I might go and investigate, perhaps go up on the roof and take some pics. The view must be fantastic up there.

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Heres a pic from the roof of St Saviours Tower

.....and some more!

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Brilliant photo's, amazing to see all the changes in the past 20 years!! Thanks for sharing!

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Derek, do you have any higher res versions of these pics?


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the first ones are from 4x5 negatives which I had scanned at 1200dpi by a photographer in Egremont and saved to disc as tiff files
Have another 15 but not been scanned
Any other pics I have with my camera set at 10megapixels

Hopefully one day I'll get a good samaritan to scan the others

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I can do them if you want?


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Ihave a scanner that does 35mm negatives
Do you have one that does 4x5 negs in one go or stitch several parts together
Do you have an A3 colur printer

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