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Wirral is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England, which occupies the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula, more commonly known as The Wirral. ...
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Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. ...
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New Brighton is a seaside resort located in the town of Wallasey, on the north east tip of the Wirral Peninsula, in Merseyside, England. Administratively it is a ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Before local government reorganisation in 1974, it was part of the county of Cheshire. At the 2001 census, the population of New Brighton stood at 14,450. [1] The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...
Wallasey is a large town on the mouth of the River Mersey, at the north-eastern corner of the Wirral. ...
Map showing the location of the Wirral at grid reference SJ285850 Wirral or The Wirral (IPA: [wɪɹəɫ]) is a peninsula in the north west of England, bounded by the River Dee to the west and the River Mersey to the east. ...
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Wirral is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England, which occupies the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula, more commonly known as The Wirral. ...
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Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester)[1] is a county in North West England. ...
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History 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. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
Wrecking is the practice of taking valuables from a ship which has foundered near or close to shore. ...
The Perch Rock battery was completed in 1829. It mounted 18 guns, mostly 32 pounders, with 3 6" guns installed in 1899. Originally cut off at high tide, coastal reclamation has since made it fully accessible. Remains of a battery of English cannon from Youghal, County Cork. ...
In 1830, a Liverpool merchant, James Atherton, purchased much of the land at Rock Point, which enjoyed views out to sea and across the Mersey and had a good beach. His aim was to develop it as a desirable residential and watering place for the gentry, in a similar way to one of the most elegant seaside resorts of that Regency period – hence "New Brighton". Substantial development began soon afterwards, and housing began to spread up the hillside overlooking the estuary - a former gunpowder magazine being closed down in 1851. Brighton is located on the south coast of England, and together with its immediate neighbour Hove forms the city of Brighton and Hove. ...
New Brighton Tower & Ballroom 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. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ...
Seacombe is a village on Wirral, Merseyside,England Categories: UK geography stubs | Wirral, Villages and Towns ...
New Brighton Tower was a 172. ...
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 60s by local Liverpool bands such as the Beatles as well as other international stars. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...
The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ...
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. The Mersey Ferry is a ferry operating on the River Mersey in England. ...
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The area became the subject of Martin Parr's photographic book The Last Resort, which provoked local outrage. Martin Parr (born 1952) is a British documentary photographer and photojournalist. ...
A £70 million redevelopment plan for the regeneration of New Brighton was unveiled in 2004, with the aim of bringing jobs and tourism into the area. Known as the Neptune Project, it involved filling in the Marine Lake to build a supermarket, and constructing a lido resort combining a pool and a new marine lake. [2] However the plans were rejected on account of financial feasibility, and scepticism over the actual worth to the community on the whole. A Lido, in the United Kingdom and some other countries, refers to a public outdoor swimming pool and surrounding facilities, or part of a beach where people can swim, lie in the sun or participate in water sports. ...
Fort Perch Rock
View from the top of Fort Perch Rock in New Brighton. Fort Perch Rock 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. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...
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Remains of a battery of English cannon from Youghal, County Cork. ...
Garston Docks, Liverpool, 1962 The Port of Liverpool is the name for the enclosed dock system that runs from Herculaneum Dock to Seaforth Dock, on the east side of the River Mersey, combined with the facilities built around the Great Float on the west side of the river. ...
The Fort covers an area of about 4000 square yards, with enough space for 100 men. 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'. This article is about the town in England. ...
Drawbridge at the fort of Ponta da Bandeira; Lagos, Portugal A drawbridge is a type of movable bridge typically associated with the entrance of a castle, but the term is often used to describe all different types of movable bridges, like bascule bridges and lift bridges. ...
The River Mersey is a river in the north west of England. ...
The foundation stone reads: This foundation stone of the Rock Perch Battery, projected by and under the direction of John Sikes Kitson, Esquire, Captain in the Royal Engineers, for the defence of the port was laid on 31st March 1826 by Peter Bourne, Esquire, Mayor of Liverpool in the 7th year of the reign of His Majesty George IV. His Grace, the Duke of Wellington , Master General of the Ordnance.
The projected cost of the build was £27,583.0s.8d. Kitson ensured that this budget was not exceeded, finishing the fort for a total cost of £26,965.0s.8d.
In the late 1970s the fort could be hired as a party venue. During this time Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark founder members Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys played there as members of the short lived Wirral group The Id. Since the 1990s the fort has played host to various musical events including, in the summer of 2006, a number of rock concerts which were organised by a group of young Wallasians (Marc Fadden, Mike Lee and Craig Pennington). The nights were called "Nautical" and were featured in the Guardian newspaper and named NME club of the week for the 1st September 2006 show which featured British Sea Power and The Tiny Dancers. Nautical is set to return in the summer of 2007. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (often abbreviated to OMD) are a synth pop group whose founder members are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, UK. OMD record for Virgin Records (originally for Virgins DinDisc subsidiary). ...
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Paul Humphreys, is a British musician, born in London on 27th February 1960. ...
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark or OMD were a Liverpool synth pop musical ensemble which recorded for Virgin Records (originally for Virgins DinDisc subsidiary). ...
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Lighthouse New Brighton lighthouse was originally known as Perch Rock lighthouse, and construction began in 1827. Since 1 October 1973 it has not been in use as a lighthouse, having been superseded by modern navigational technology. [3] [4] It has been in use since 2000 when the light was switched on once again for the millennium. [citation needed]
Attractions
New Palace Amusement Arcade New Brighton has a wide range of attractions and facilities. These include the Riverside Bowl bowling alley, the Lazer (sic) Quest centre, the New Palace Amusement Arcade (which includes a small fairground) and the Floral Pavilion Theatre (undergoing redevelopment from 2007). Image File history File linksMetadata New_Palace_Amusement_Arcade,_New_Brighton. ...
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Bowling is the common name for several sports that involve rolling a ball towards a target or to knock down pins. ...
Laser Quest is the name of an indoor lasertag game based around infrared (IR) hand held units and vests, as well as the name of the company which operates each game center. ...
The four mile long North Wirral Coastal Park is situated between New Brighton and Meols. The North Wirral Coastal Park in England is a coastal park including public open space, common land, natural foreshore and sand-dunes. ...
British Railways London Midland Region totem sign for Meols railway station. ...
The Wirral Show, a free to enter annual event, is held on open ground off the Kings Parade at New Brighton.
Music The pop concert New Brighton Rock was held on Saturday 23rd June 1984 at the town's open air swimming pool and transmitted live on ITV by Granada Television. It featured many famous musical artists of the day, such as Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Gloria Gaynor, Madness, Nik Kershaw and Spandau Ballet. [5] Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting...
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood (FGTH) was a UK New wave band that was popular in early 1980s. ...
Gloria Gaynor (born Gloria Fowles September 7, 1949) is an American singer, best-known for the disco era hits I Will Survive (Hot 100 #1, 1979), Never Can Say Goodbye (Hot 100 #9, 1974), and I Am What I Am (Hot 100 #82, 1983). ...
Madness are an English pop/ska band from Camden Town, London that formed in 1976. ...
Nik Kershaw Nik Kershaw (born Nicholas David Kershaw on March 1, 1958) is an English singer-songwriter, popular during the 1980s. ...
Spandau Ballet was a popular English band in the 1980s. ...
A song about New Brighton called "New Brighton" was included on the 1992 album Song by Liverpool-based band It's Immaterial. Later in the 1990s, in 1996 to be exact, Wallasey Brit-pop band The Boo Radleys released the C'mon Kids album. Track 9 on the album was an atmospheric and nostalgic song called "New Brighton Promenade". New Brighton is also briefly mentioned in the song "Radio America" by The Libertines. Its Immaterial were a band from Liverpool, England, who were best known for their 1986 single Driving Away From Home (Jims Tune), which reached number 18 in the UK Singles Chart [1]. // The band consisted of John Campbell on vocals, and Jarvis Whitehead playing guitar and keyboards. ...
The Boo Radleys were a British guitar band of the 1990s who made experimental indie music, and were briefly associated with the Britpop movement. ...
Fifth album by English Britpoppers The Boo Radleys, released in 1996. ...
Transport New Brighton railway station is located on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network. A Merseyrail Class 508 EMU at New Brighton. ...
A Wirral Line train at Liverpool Central. ...
Merseyrail is the name given to the electric commuter train network centred on Liverpool. ...
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Geography
Liverpool Bay is a bay between north-east Wales, Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside to the east of the Irish Sea. ...
Liverpool Bay is a bay between north-east Wales, Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside to the east of the Irish Sea. ...
Liverpool Bay is a bay between north-east Wales, Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside to the east of the Irish Sea. ...
Wallasey Village, known locally as simply The Village, is the main area of the town of Wallasey, on the Wirral Peninsula in England. ...
The Mersey Estuary is a large estuary where the River Mersey flows into Liverpool Bay. ...
Wallasey Village, known locally as simply The Village, is the main area of the town of Wallasey, on the Wirral Peninsula in England. ...
Liscard is an area of the town of Wallasey, on the Wirral Peninsula in England. ...
Egremont is an area of the town of Wallasey, on the Wirral Peninsula in England. ...
| Areas of Wallasey | | Egremont | Liscard | New Brighton | Poulton | Seacombe | Wallasey Village Wallasey is a large town on the mouth of the River Mersey, at the north-eastern corner of the Wirral. ...
Egremont is an area of the town of Wallasey, on the Wirral Peninsula in England. ...
Liscard is an area of the town of Wallasey, on the Wirral Peninsula in England. ...
Poulton is an area of the town of Wallasey, on the Wirral Peninsula in England. ...
Seacombe is a village on Wirral, Merseyside,England Categories: UK geography stubs | Wirral, Villages and Towns ...
Wallasey Village, known locally as simply The Village, is the main area of the town of Wallasey, on the Wirral Peninsula in England. ...
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