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Grosvenor Road, WALLASEY, CH45 2LW

A watering hole in New Brighton

New Brighton Tower was a steel lattice observation tower at New Brighton in the town of Wallasey, Cheshire, England. It stood 567 feet high, and was the tallest building in Great Britain when it opened some time between 1898 and 1900. Neglected during the First World War and requiring renovation the owners could not afford, dismantling of the tower began in 1919, and the metal was sold for scrap. The building at its base, housing the Tower Ballroom, continued in use until damaged by fire in 1969. The tower was set in large grounds, which included a boating lake, a funfair, gardens, and a sports ground. The sports ground housed, at different times, a football team, an athletics track and a motorcycle speedway track. The Beatles played at the Tower Ballroom 27 times, more than at any other venue in the United Kingdom except the Cavern Club in nearby Liverpool. * Courtesy Wikipedia

New Brighton has several examples of Street Art. This one on Windsor Road is by Ben Eine.

This sculpture, located on Victoria Parade, is one of 6 dotted around New Brighton. The trail opened in 2017, the sculptures were designed by local artist Barry Canning Eaton, 4 of them decorated by local school children, the remaining 2 by the artist and a community group.

Splendid mural in New Brighton

An example of the many pieces of street art found in New Brighton, The Wirral. The artist is Tom Blackford

St Andrew’s Church occupies a site on the corner of Rowson Street and Egerton Street. The foundation stone for the Wesleyan Chapel was laid on 22nd April, 1870. A report in the Liverpool Mercury noted that: “The Chapel is designed to accommodate about 350 people, and there is a schoolroom attached which is to hold about 300. The style of architecture is that which prevailed during the first half of the 13th Century, adapted to the requirements of the present day...The ground plan is in the form of a Greek cross, the arms of the cross forming the transepts to the main body of the building” . The building was completed by late October of the same year and the Chapel was opened on Wednesday, 23rd November, 1870. In 1968, the tower was in need of repair but due to costs, it was decided to reduce the tower by 25 feet and replace with a modern cap (http://www.historyofwallasey.co.uk/wallasey/Wallasey_Churches_New_Brighton/index.html#St_Andrews_Church A History of Wallasey Churches). Today, the church is a United Reformed Church and Methodist LEP (Local Ecumenical Partnership) with a congregation of around 120 (http://www.standrewsunitedchurch.co.uk/about/ St Andrew’s United Church).

This seating area is at the junction of Victoria Road and Belmont Road. Straight ahead, what was once a continuation of Victoria Road down to the pier, is now Victoria Parade.

In 1968 the steeple was found to be unsafe and 25 feet was taken off it and the steeple replaced with a modern cap. Originally the church was known as New Brighton Weslyan Church and then New Brighton Methodist Church. * Courtesy Church website.