HUYTON TRAIL #9 - ROBY CROSS

Huyton Trail will take you on a tour on the outskirts of Huyton, Roby and Netherley. The terrain varies a bit from paved streets at the start of the trail to offroad footpaths towards the end. It can be quite muddy after rain so wellies or boots are advisable in these places. There is a selection of sizes of cache, some are large enough for trackables, others merely nanos.

The medieval village of Roby was developed around the crossroads, of what is now Station Road, Roby Road and old Carr Lane.

Roby Cross was possibly first erected as the market or boundary cross and was located on Roby Road, with ‘stocks’ adjacent. It is believed to date back to the medieval era and is made of red sandstone and has a square base and the shaft of the cross. It was originally situated on Roby Road between Lawton Road and Carr Lane. It was relocated to its present site on Station Road junction in the 1970’s.

Behind and to the right of the cross Is Toll Bar Cottage, one of two that were built to collect toll charges along the turnpike road that ran between Liverpool and Prescot. Take note of the pretty 19th century cottages at the other side of the green, I've always loved the detailed panelling on the front of these houses.

This is a magnetic nano cache