Aigburth

PLACENAME: Aykeberh (first mentioned around 1200). Oak-tree hill. From Old Norse 'eikiberg'. Aykeberue pre-1247, Ayberc c1242.

Stanlawe Grange granary

Stanlawe Grange (medieval and post medieval). The earliest phase of this granary building is late 13th century. It is made of local sandstone with timber crucks.

Image courtesy of Liverpool Record Office.

Carnatic Hall

Carnatic Hall (1778) was built by Peter Baker to celebrate the capture of a rich ship by his privateer, The Mentor. The site is now occupied by Liverpool University halls of residence of the same name.

Image courtesy of Liverpool Record Office.

It is recorded that in 1865 antiquarians found a Roman coin hoard on the possible course of a Roman Road in Otterspool.


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