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New Brighton Tower

1900 establishments in EnglandBuildings and structures demolished in 1921Buildings and structures demolished in 1969Buildings and structures in the Metropolitan Borough of WirralDemolished buildings and structures in England
New Brighton, MerseysideTowers completed in 1900Towers in MerseysideUse British English from July 2013
New Brighton Tower
New Brighton Tower

New Brighton Tower was a steel lattice observation tower at New Brighton in the town of Wallasey, Cheshire (now in the Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside), England. It stood 567 feet (173 m) high, and was the tallest building in Great Britain when it opened some time between 1898 and 1900. Neglected during the First World War and requiring renovation the owners could not afford, dismantling of the tower began in 1919, and the metal was sold for scrap. The building at its base, housing the Tower Ballroom, continued in use until damaged by fire in 1969. The tower was set in large grounds, which included a boating lake, a funfair, gardens, and a sports ground. The sports ground housed, at different times, a football team, an athletics track and a motorcycle speedway track. The Beatles played at the Tower Ballroom 27 times, more than at any other venue in the United Kingdom except the Cavern Club in nearby Liverpool.

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New Brighton Tower
Gregson Court, Wirral

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Gregson Court
CH45 1NU Wirral, New Brighton
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