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Mar 23, 2020 · The 19th century: Victorian Leisure and the Landscape. New Brighton started to develop from an isolated settlement on the banks of the Mersey into a resort for the local landed gentry during the 1800s. James Atherton kicked off this development in 1832.
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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.
Sep 18, 2017 · Originally a watering place for the wealthy merchants of Liverpool, New Brighton hit the peak of its popularity in the first two decades of this century. The tower, built in 1897, was actually higher than Blackpool's but had to be demolished after the First World War due to the neglect.
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described New Brighton like this: BRIGHTON (New), a village and a chapelry in Wallasey parish, Cheshire. The village stands within Liscard township, on the coast, at the mouth of the Mersey, near the Lighthouse, 3½ miles N by W of Birkenhead.
New Brighton Pier and landing stage, during the 1890s. During the latter half of the nineteenth 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.
Nov 2, 2012 · From Egremont to what is now New Brighton, existed only private properties occupying the foreshore. In 1896, New Brighton was given a brand new feature when work started on the Tower & Ballroom. The New Brighton Tower was patterned on the world-famous Eiffel Tower in Paris.
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May 10, 2023 · On its shores at the mouth of the Mersey is the town of New Brighton – a Victorian treasure built by Liverpool merchant James Atherton to rival the Regency resort of Brighton that was once...
