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Re: New Brighton Ferry Helles #626685 22nd Nov 2011 3:33pm Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 731 Wallasey pablo42 OP Veteran OP pablo42 Veteran Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 731 Wallasey Originally Posted by Helles You have the tower building in the wrong place. Needs to be much further right. Note the first photo of the pier has no promenade entrance as it did later. Entrance was off the ferry pier. I thought that myself Helles, though it was further up. The Big Dipper woulda been there if I remmeber it right. Well spotted about the promenade entrance

Re: New Brighton Ferry pablo42 #626690 22nd Nov 2011 3:39pm P Pinzgauer Unregistered Pinzgauer Unregistered P The turning circle for Tommy Mann's narrow gauge railway might have been a bit tight! An interesting photo/makeover but yes, the Tower would have been a bit further "inland".

Re: New Brighton Ferry #626726 22nd Nov 2011 5:15pm Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 8,840 Likes: 33 tranmere bert1 Wiki Veteran bert1 Wiki Veteran Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 8,840 Likes: 33 tranmere The Railway Attached Images nb2.jpg (240.61 KB, 344 downloads) nb_train1.jpg (262.19 KB, 342 downloads) God help us, Come yourself, Don't send Jesus, This is no place for children. Bertieone.

Re: New Brighton Ferry pablo42 #627098 23rd Nov 2011 9:57am Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 731 Wallasey pablo42 OP Veteran OP pablo42 Veteran Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 731 Wallasey Nice photos Bert. I remember going on that. Only the once mind. It was like the Trans Siberian Railway to me.

Re: New Brighton Ferry pablo42 #634455 8th Dec 2011 9:34am Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 731 Wallasey pablo42 OP Veteran OP pablo42 Veteran Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 731 Wallasey The old pier, no date Attached Images piernb.jpg (144.22 KB, 239 downloads)

Demolishing New Brighton Ferry #676712 17th Mar 2012 3:19pm Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 731 Wallasey pablo42 OP Veteran OP pablo42 Veteran Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 731 Wallasey I think this was the Mammoth, helping to demolish the New Brighton Ferry Attached Images 462.jpg (176.96 KB, 178 downloads)

Re: New Brighton Ferry pablo42 #676715 17th Mar 2012 3:28pm Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 731 Wallasey pablo42 OP Veteran OP pablo42 Veteran Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 731 Wallasey Looking from the pier to the front Attached Images 346.jpg (203.34 KB, 178 downloads)

Re: New Brighton Ferry pablo42 #676716 17th Mar 2012 3:29pm Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 731 Wallasey pablo42 OP Veteran OP pablo42 Veteran Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 731 Wallasey I think that the chimney, was a clothing factory in Egerton Street. If my memory serves me right, it later became the Pink Elephant night club

Re: Demolishing New Brighton Ferry pablo42 #676735 17th Mar 2012 4:53pm Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 255 Birkenhead Silverback Addict Silverback Addict Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 255 Birkenhead Originally Posted by pablo42 I think this was the Mammoth, helping to demolish the New Brighton Ferry Being demolished in the 70's, not by the clothes or funnels, so was it taken when it was being repaired in the 20's?

Re: Demolishing New Brighton Ferry pablo42 #676740 17th Mar 2012 5:21pm P Pinzgauer Unregistered Pinzgauer Unregistered P Wasn't one of the bridges replaced in the 60's after storm damage? Alexandra Screw Towing Co. still had steam tugs on the go then. It looks like one of them at the stage.

Toward the Pier #692543 12th May 2012 11:00am Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 731 Wallasey pablo42 OP Veteran OP pablo42 Veteran Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 731 Wallasey A fine group of folk by the Pier, looking a tad over dressed. No date Attached Images CheshireNewBrightonPierII.jpg (258.53 KB, 166 downloads)

New Brighton Pier #701044 12th Jun 2012 4:43pm Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 731 Wallasey pablo42 OP Veteran OP pablo42 Veteran Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 731 Wallasey The Pier, New Brighton Attached Images 206.jpg (243.47 KB, 137 downloads)

New Brighton Pier #708151 10th Jul 2012 11:59am Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 731 Wallasey pablo42 OP Veteran OP pablo42 Veteran Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 731 Wallasey Pier and Ferry at New Brighton Attached Images 11111NewBrightonPier2.jpg (353.63 KB, 91 downloads)

Re: New Brighton Pier pablo42 #708152 10th Jul 2012 12:00pm Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 731 Wallasey pablo42 OP Veteran OP pablo42 Veteran Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 731 Wallasey Another of the Pier. Looks like the Ferry may have gone by this time Attached Images 11111NewBrightonPier.jpg (318.5 KB, 89 downloads)

Re: New Brighton Pier pablo42 #708153 10th Jul 2012 12:01pm Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 731 Wallasey pablo42 OP Veteran OP pablo42 Veteran Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 731 Wallasey Kids playing, Royal Daffodil and the Pier Attached Images 11111NewBrightonBeach.jpg (314.94 KB, 85 downloads)