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Author: Roy Dutton
Publisher: Infodial Limited
Published: 2017-01-09
Total Pages: 378
ISBN-13: 9780992826543
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe history of New Brighton Tower and Grounds from its construction in 1896 to its demise in 1969. The tallest building in the land, the Beatles appeared 27 times in its magnificent Theater.
Author: Tony Franks-Buckley
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2012-11-20
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781481054003
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDuring the Victorian era, the British Seaside became a popular destination for the working class citizens of Britain. At over 380 pages of historical information and pictures, this book captures just how popular, the area of New Brighton on the Cheshire coast became during Victorian times. Not only was New Brighton popular during the 19th century, but it was formerly a haunt for Pirates & Smugglers, most famously with Mother Redcaps Inn. Lost treasure still remains underneath New Brighton, in Networks of smugglers tunnels that run to all corners of Wallasey. New Brighton was a front runner in many departments, it once housed the biggest tower in Britain, it still has the longest promenade in Britain and even had a football team playing in the top flight of football. The book introduces the reader to the creation of a Seaside resort , from start to finish. Following the devastating fire in 1969, New Brighton which was the most popular Seaside resort in the North West, slowly disappeared into a ghost town during the latter half of the 20th Century. However new investment in the 21st Century has encouraged visitors to return again to a once popular Victorian Seaside Resort.
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Published: 2009
Total Pages: 96
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKA revised edition of the classic book that launched Martin Parr and transformed the world of documentary photography.
Author: Roy Dutton
Publisher: Infodial
Published: 2013-04-01
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13: 0955655463
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReminiscences of New Brighton and Liverpool. The constant procession of ocean-going liners up and down the Mersey was a real spectacle. Wallasey has eight miles of promenade,fringed by golden sands with children's talent contests "Joytime" in Vale Park. The Tower Grounds, rides, skating and a figure of eight. We even had a circus and a zoo. The New Palace indoor amusement park was the largest in England. Tommy Mann's miniature railway operated in the Tower Grounds next to the Promenade. Trips on the Royal Iris, the ferries and a magnificent pier. And don't forget the largest outdoor swimming pool in Europe. What a place to grow up in! It was my Disneyland and on my very own doorstep.
Author: Les Jones
Publisher: Secret
Published: 2020-10-15
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781445653419
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplore the Wirral's secret history through a fascinating selection of stories, facts and photographs.
Author: Garth Dykes
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780907969655
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Shamil Thakrar
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2019-09-05
Total Pages: 752
ISBN-13: 1408890666
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A love letter to Bombay told through food and stories, including their legendary black daal' Yotam Ottolenghi At long last, Dishoom share the secrets to their much sought-after Bombay comfort food: the Bacon Naan Roll, Black Daal, Okra Fries, Jackfruit Biryani, Chicken Ruby and Lamb Raan, along with Masala Chai, coolers and cocktails. As you learn to cook the comforting Dishoom menu at home, you will also be taken on a day-long tour of south Bombay, peppered with much eating and drinking. You'll discover the simple joy of early chai and omelette at Kyani and Co., of dawdling in Horniman Circle on a lazy morning, of eating your fill on Mohammed Ali Road, of strolling on the sands at Chowpatty at sunset or taking the air at Nariman Point at night. This beautiful cookery book and its equally beautiful photography will transport you to Dishoom's most treasured corners of an eccentric and charming Bombay. Read it, and you will find yourself replete with recipes and stories to share with all who come to your table. 'This book is a total delight. The photography, the recipes and above all, the stories. I've never read a book that has made me look so longingly at my suitcase' Nigel Slater
Author: John C. Dressler
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Published: 2020-06-05
Total Pages: 426
ISBN-13: 1942954808
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGranville Bantock: A Guide to Research provides both researchers and British music aficionados an entry to documents, books, articles, recordings, and the like currently available for further study about Bantock’s life and music.
Author: Gavin Chappell
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Published: 2016-12-24
Total Pages: 90
ISBN-13: 9781520228921
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first authoritative, illustrated, full-length account of smuggling and related activities in Wirral. Covering the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, it represents the first book-length account concerning this important chapter in Wirral's heritage. Not only does it describe familiar facts in great detail - Mother Redcap and her smugglers' tavern on the Wallasey shore, the labyrinth of smugglers' tunnels stretching from the Red Noses in New Brighton throughout Wallasey, and the wreckers who used to prey upon Liverpool-bound shipping - it also covers the less well-known aspects of Wirral's piratical past, including smuggling in Parkgate and Heswall, and the swashbuckling adventures of Captain Fortunatus Wright - the Wallasey privateer.
Author: Lyman Horace Weeks
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Published: 1898
Total Pages: 64
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