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PLACENAME: The settlement took its current name during the Victorian period, named after the southern seaside town of Brighton.
Fort Perch Rock (1826-9) was built to defend the port of Liverpool after the Napoleonic Wars (listed Grade II). Perch Rock lighthouse (1827-30) replaced a wooden lantern structure that marked the entrance to the rock channel. The lighthouse was decommissioned in 1973 (listed Grade II*). The buildings are currently used as a museum. Image courtesy of Liverpool Record Office, Herdman collection. 
New Brighton Pier (1864) replaced an earlier wooden pier. It was dismantled in 1978. Image courtesy of Liverpool Record Office. 
New Brighton Tower (1897-1900) was the tallest structure in the country at the time, 121 feet higher than Blackpool Tower. Due to poor maintenance during the First World War, the tower was deemed unsafe and was dismantled between 1919 and 1921. The tower ballrooms at the base were retained and remained in use until 1969. Back to the top | Back up to North Wirral | Back up to Merseyside |
