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New Brighton
has a wide range of attractions and facilities. These include
the Riverside bowling alley and Laser Quest centre, the New
Palace Amusement Arcade (which includes a small fairground) and
the Floral Pavilion Theatre (undergoing redevelopment from
2007).
The four mile long North Wirral Coastal Park is situated between
New Brighton
and Meols. The Wirral Show, a free to enter annual event, is
held on open ground off the Kings Parade at
New Brighton
In June
During the latter half of the 19th century,
New Brighton
developed as a very popular seaside resort serving Liverpool and
the Lancashire industrial towns, and many of the large houses
were converted to inexpensive hotels. A pier was opened in the
1860s, and the promenade from Seacombe to
New Brighton
was built in the 1890s. This served both as a recreational
amenity in its own right, and to link up the developments along
the estuary, and was later extended westwards towards Leasowe.
The New Brighton
Tower, the tallest in the country, was opened in 1900 but closed
in 1919; the tower was demolished by 1921 and the buildings
destroyed by a fire in 1969.
After the Second World War, the popularity
of New Brighton
as a seaside resort declined dramatically. However, the Tower
Ballroom continued as a major venue, hosting numerous concerts
in the 1950s and 1960s by local Liverpool bands such as the
Beatles as well as other international stars.
Ferries across the Mersey to New
Brighton ceased in 1971, after
which the ferry pier and landing stage were dismantled. By 1977,
the promenade pier had suffered the same fate. The once famous
open air New Brighton
Bathing Pool was closed in 1990 following storm damage and
demolished a short time later.
Fort Perch Rock New Brighton
is a coastal defence battery built between
1825 and 1829. It was built to protect the Port of Liverpool and
as a fortified lighthouse to replace the old Perch Rock Light.
It was originally built on an area known as Black Rock and was
cut off at high tide, but now coastal reclamation has made it
fully accessible. It is currently open as a museum.
The Fort covers an area of about 4000 square yards and it
was built with red sandstone from the Runcorn quarries. The
height of the walls ranges from 24 feet to 32 feet, and the
towers are 40 feet high. The Fort originally had a drawbridge,
and a Tuscan portal which bore the coat of arms and the words
'Fort Perch Rock'. At one point, it was armed with 18 guns, of
which 16 were 32-pounders, mounted on platforms. It was
nicknamed the 'Little Gibraltar of The Mersey'.
New Brighton Clown
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New Brighton
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Have you ever seen
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New Brighton Outside Fairground
New Brighton Lighthouse
New Brighton Beach
New Brighton Old Floral Pavilion
New Brighton
Welcome To Clown Town New Brighton
Inside The Pierrot New Brighton
New Brighton Fort Perch Rock 1
New Brighton Fort Perch Rock 2
New Brighton Fort Perch Rock 3
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Tours Coming Summer 2008
New Brighton Kite Festival
New Brighton Lighthouse
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