To the north of these on Aughton Lane is the William Layne Reading Room, a building that was formally Aston Old School, founded in 1738, next to which stands a war memorial erected in 2011.
Adjacent to these on Aughton Lane is the William Layne Reading Room, a historic institution that was once Aston Old School, founded in 1738, and next to it stands a memorial dedicated to conflict, erected in 2011.