Old New Brighton

The CD is compiled from 100 old post cards and photographs which show the resort of New Brighton as it expanded from the 1890's through into the 1930's. At the same time the surrounding area of Liscard, Egremont, Wallasey and Poulton rapidly evolved into a vast residential area. As the houses and roads engulfed the farmland, the agricultural way of life of these villages was soon lost forever.

Catalogue Number : CD 4 Old New Brighton

Four sample views from the CD

The slide show opens with background music and the view of a wrecked vessel on New Brighton's shore not far from a sandstone outcrop known as the Red Noses. Views of the resort show how busy the place was, with people enjoying a day at the seaside, and in the background of a number of scenes New Brighton Tower dominates the landscape.
Street scenes in Egremont and Liscard, with horse drawn carts and trams show how little traffic There was on the roads before the advent of the motor car. In Liscard a number of sandstone cottages and Urmston's farmhouse are pictured before they were swept away to be replaced by modern shops and buildings.

In Poulton Village, views of a farmhouse and cottages can be seen - long been swept away, as the area became industrialised. On Breck Road, a number of cottages, terraced houses, a farmhouse, and views out over Bidston Moss are illustrated.
Wallasey Village suffered the hardest during the rapid expansion of housing and road schemes that began around the First World War and continued on into the 1960's. During this period the original character of the village was totally lost. Its long main street lined with cottages, inns and the small village shops are captured in a number of pictures in the closing section of this CD.

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Catalogue Number : CD 4 Old New Brighton
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