New Brighton

Here's one of me on a ride in New Brighton. (that's me on the right) :)

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You can see the pier here -
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.. and finally - I love these 1950's pics of my mum & dad and friends on a day out to New Brighton. I love the way they are all dressed so smart ! (My dad's the one wearing the overcoat) :)
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My memories of New Brighton was.....

How the ruddy hell are we going to get home now that we spent the ferry fare on the one arm bandits and lost. :(

Fine photographs, Lindy! I enjoyed seeing them. :handclap:

Chris :hug:

Very smart looking man and of course a lovely lady finely dressed, Lindy ! Great !

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For the benefit of our younger members this is what New Brighton used to look like in 1959

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I stand corrected!!! but i vagley remember when as a treat us kids were taken to new brighton in the 50/60's and mum & dad dressed up to the 9's jacket's and a tie just to go to a fun fair!!!

Lovely photos Lindy :handclap:

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I said 'Catholic' upbringing. Never claimed I was a Catholic now - the nuns beat all religious tendencies out of me.

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Sorry Kevin just a personal question? with them beating all the religious tendencies out of you, that age you wouldn't of thought of sex otherwise they would have said that's bad for you

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New Brighton by exacta2a, on Flickr

"Blot on the landscape" this is what the new complex looks like from the radar tower at Seaforth

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New brighton by exacta2a, on Flickr

From Seaforth Rocks

Very fine photographs as usual, Joe. :handclap:

Cheers

Chris :PDT_Aliboronz_24:

What wonderful photos!
I too have happy memories of New Brighton in the 50's and 60's, what always sticks in my mind is the freezing water in the outdoor pool but I can remember the wall of death as my dad was a motor cyclist and we used to watch them whizzing round and round getting higher and higher. It gradually became more run down but once the pier went it was the beginning of the end.
They are now trying to bring it into the 21st century but the soul has gone, it is such a shame to see all the shops replaced by houses and all the B&B's have well gone. I see the new Travelodge has opened on the site of the old baths, I wonder when was the last time New Brighton had a new hotel?
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Some golden oldies here

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Wish I'd had a camera in those days, brilliant mate, brilliant.

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Wish I'd had a camera in those days, brilliant mate, brilliant.

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grekko, my dad had an old "BROWNIE BOX CAMERA" not to be dis-respectful to my dad who passed away in 1991 when we were kids we thought that he had lost the plot as it seemed every time we woke up he had a camera in his hand, as I grew up I started to ask question's of my mum and she told me my dad had very abusive childhood from both his own dad & his step mother and he was happy he had kid's of his own that he was proud to take photo's off that's why I was so very upset when we had a fire all those years ago and all our childhood history went up!! just a foot note I have not told this story to get pity or you to feel sorry [COLOR="Silver"]

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Don't you worry Mike, I don't do pity !

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grekko, my dad had an old "BROWNIE BOX CAMERA" not to be dis-respectful to my dad who passed away in 1991 when we were kids we thought that he had lost the plot as it seemed every time we woke up he had a camera in his hand, as I grew up I started to ask question's of my mum and she told me my dad had very abusive childhood from both his own dad & his step mother and he was happy he had kid's of his own that he was proud to take photo's off that's why I was so very upset when we had a fire all those years ago and all our childhood history went up!! just a foot note I have not told this story to get pity or you to feel sorry [COLOR="Silver"]

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Liverpoolkid2,
What a dad, if only love like that could be vaccinated into some of todays parents...... you must have been gutted to lose those precious images, so , so sorry mate, but nothing can ever take away his love or your memories.

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Don't you worry Mike, I don't do pity !

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Just thought I'd mentioned it

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Liverpoolkid2,
What a dad, if only love like that could be vaccinated into some of todays parents...... you must have been gutted to lose those precious images, so , so sorry mate, but nothing can ever take away his love or your memories.

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yes grekko dad had the most wonderful love for his kids Butlins twice a year different one every year for 2 weeks and then we were told very sternly, if you haven't saved your going to have 2 bad weeks? then when we got there here, here's enough money for today as all the rides were free, BUT as kids we didnt realise how much he loved he loved us until we were teenagers then we just accepted it as normal way of life, but as you say grekko his love and the memories will never go away now years & years later now i'm married for the 2nd time, from the kids were 8/9 they won't have any photo's taken heads down on their chest dad don't like photo's, as I said all the wedding photo's went up the ones you see on my profile album's are the ones funny enough was BORROWED from my mum haha

I'm constantly taking photos of the grandchildren, I hope they will be a reminder in the future of the good times they had. I don't have any photos of myself when I was a kid, except for an xmas one in TJs, maybe it was because I was a bloody ugly child, anyway you can't take to many !

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I'm constantly taking photos of the grandchildren, I hope they will be a reminder in the future of the good times they had. I don't have any photos of myself when I was a kid, except for an xmas one in TJs, maybe it was because I was a bloody ugly child, anyway you can't take to many !

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You two!! when I was born I was so ugly the DR slapped my mum hehehe, and the first time da saw me he said quick shove him back

thanks gregs dad,childhood memorys indeed,we use to get the ferry over every week and go to newbie as kids,my aunty & uncle ( Angela & Jim Clark)had a tea shop on victoria rd,The Golden Teapot,any 1 remember it? had a big gold tpot hangin outside was a landmark on victoria rd,in the 80's I had a cafe there Munchies, near the bottom of vicky by Reaction Records,which was run by the 2 Robbies and Trevor ,I now live in Ireland,sad to hear there ruining the old place.

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Little bulk carrier being pushed along the Mersey by the wind
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waves breaking over the slipway at New Brighton
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Looking towards Bootle from New Brighton
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Towards Liverpool from New Brighton beach
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A couple of photographers on the New Brighton beach

Took these today

Fine pics there GD. Nice one fella.:PDT_Piratz_26:

I'll second that! :handclap::handclap:

Great pics GD..keep 'em coming

Fabulous photographs, Joe. Many thanks!

Cheers

Chris :PDT_Aliboronz_24:

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new brighton by exacta2a, on Flickr

The LEGO builders are busy in New Brighton Morrisons is open and Home Bargains is nearly finished,
You could see Liverpools coast line from this view point once.

In these days of clever architects it could have been possible to build the supermarkets underground and put cafes and parks on the front for everyone to use. Those buildings are a real blot on the landscape and deprive many from enjoying a superb outlook.It will be interesting to chart the life span of those building and watch how soon the rot sets in.Imagine the eyesore that is Great Homer St on New Brighton front.

New monthly magazine, Love Wirral, starts 1st March. 7.500 free copies delivered all over Wirral.
A monthly business and community magazine.

http://www.love-wirral.com/love-wirr.../Magazine.html

A full page of some of my old pics of New Brighton as a collage is inside.

Well done you GD. :handclap:

Thanks John and Norm