Waypoints

1. S : km 0 - alt. 24 m
2. 1 : km 0.1 - alt. 25 m - A detour is recommended here, to not only see the impressive late 19th century 1 Aigburth Hall Avenue, but the stone building beyond it, now two houses. This building, Stanlawe Grange, has mostly modern windows which mask its true identity as a granary built in 1291 for the now dissolved Stanlawe Abbey. This is by far the oldest building in the area, and is listed as grade II* rather than II like the others on this route. It has been added to over the centuries from the medieval times to the present. It has a set of three small windows, next to a bricked up one on its upper floor, indicating some of these changes.
3. 2 : km 0.74 - alt. 24 m - St. Austin's Church was built in 1838, one year after Victoria's accession to the throne. The Presbytery adjoining behind it was built at the same time and is listed separately. The owners of Grassendale House in 1717 were recorded as Catholic. A decade after the construction of the Church, Grassendale Park and Cressington Park were built as suburbs for affluent merchants, with many of their buildings now listed.
4. 3 : km 0.78 - alt. 23 m - Just beyond St. Austin's Church are 563 and 565 Aigburth Road, both painted white and dating to the 1840s.
5. 4 : km 1.01 - alt. 23 m - This small area has four listed buildings, all to do with the building of the Cressington Park suburb to the south c.1848. The Church of St. Mary was finished in 1854 for the new inhabitants and contains interesting Victorian stained glass. The small sandstone building on the other (North-West) side of Salisbury Road is the Lodge for the new estate, completed at the same time. Guarding the entrance to Salisbury Road are gate piers, which are also listed, the smaller three of which are originals, the others being built not too long after. Finally,the street lamp immediately beyond the gates is a listed 'building', dating from the same time.
6. E : km 1.86 - alt. 23 m

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