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- 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.
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New Brighton is a seaside resort and suburb of Wallasey, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England, at the northeastern tip of the Wirral peninsula. It has sandy beaches which line the Irish Sea and mouth of the Mersey , and the UK's longest promenade .
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 is located on the north eastern tip of the Wirral Peninsula on the bay of Liverpool where the River Mersey meets the Irish Sea. New Brighton was born in 1826 and by the turn of the century was a bustling seaside resort with hotels, bathing pools, a pier, the promenade, a tower, a ballroom, as well as many other attractions and ...
New Brighton is a seaside town and the perfect place for a fun family day out. There’s plenty to do for all ages in New Brighton including Championship Adventure Golf and Escape Fort Perch, an escape room set inside the historic Fort Perch Rock.
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Up to the 19th century, the area had a reputation for smuggling and wrecking, and secret underground cellars and tunnels are still rumoured to exist. It also had a strategic position at the entrance to the Mersey Estuary. The Perch Rock battery was completed in 1829. It mounted eighteen guns, mostly 32 pounders, with three 6-inch guns installed in ...
Perch Rock
Fort Perch Rock is a historically important site in the defence of the Port of Liverpool from the Napoleonic Wars to Second World War. Apart from its defensive importance, it has also been a museum and venue for musical performances.
Lighthouse
The New Brighton Lighthouse was originally known as Perch Rock Lighthouse. Construction of the present structure began in 1827 (though a light had been maintained on the rock since 1683). It is a free-standing, white-painted granite tower. Since 1 October 1973 it has not been in use as a lighthouse, having been superseded by modern navigational technology. These days the lighthouse is maintained by the Kingham family.
Bathing Pool
The open-air Bathing Pool opened in 1934 and was built to competition standards.South-facing, its walls were designed to act as a sun-trap and avoid seaborne winds. From 1949 to 1989 it was also home of the "Miss New Brighton" contest. The pool closed in 1990, following storm damage, and was demolished a short time later. As part of the privately funded element of the Marine Point Development, an outdoor swimming pool was built at New Brighton in the period 2012-14. Due to a change of use in...
New Brighton has a wide range of visitor attractions and facilities. These focus on the £60m Marine Point Leisure and Retail development completed in 2011. This includes The Light 8 Screen digital multiplex cinema, a Travelodge hotel, a range of café bars and restaurants, a supermarket and a sailing school using the refurbished Marine Lake. Other a...
The New Brighton railway station is located on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network. Support is growing for Merseytravel, the regional transport authority to re-instate the ferry to Liverpool.
Brighton, New, a village and an ecclesiastical parish in Wallasey civil parish, Cheshire. The village stands within Liscard township, on the Irish Sea, at the mouth of the Mersey, near the lighthouse, 5 miles N by W of Birkenhead.
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