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PLACENAME: Alretune (first mentioned 1086 in the Domesday Book). A farmstead of alder trees. From Old English 'alder' and 'tūn'. Allerton 1292.
Church of All Hallows (1872-6) is sandstone built. The building incorporates windows designed by Edward Burne-Jones. Image courtesy of Liverpool Record Office. 
Allerton Priory was built in the late 1700s as a priory. It was rebuilt in the 1860s and has since been used as a school, then as apartments. The lodge to the priory also still stands. Image courtesy of Liverpool Record Office. 
20 Forthlin Road was the family home of Paul McCartney between 1949 and 1952. The design was taken from the same plans as the homes on the Speke Estate designed by architect Sir Lancelot Keay. Image courtesy of Liverpool Record Office. Back to the top | Back up to South Liverpool | Back up to Merseyside |
