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PLACENAME: Eswelle (first mentioned 1086 in the Domesday Book). Hazel Spring (first , 2). From Old Norse hesli wælla. Haselwell 1190; Hosewall 1398; Weswall 1418.
St Peter's Church, Lower Heswall (13th century) was described in the late 19th century as "much altered, and almost wholly rebuilt, at various periods". It is built of red sandstone, the earliest material is late 13th century. Ormerod described the way in which the weathered sandstone has been replaced with brick creating a "chequered appearance" in the late 19th century (listed Grade II*). Postcard image courtesy of Liverpool Record Office. Tytherington's Folly (1870), a large Victorian crenellated building, was used as an orphanage. Sometimes known as Heswall Castle, it was demolished in the 1930s. Castle Buildings were built on part of the site in 1936. Back to the top | Back up to South Wirral | Back up to Merseyside |
