Fort Perch Rock Battery

29/09/2026

Wartime Tales at Fort Perch Rock

Italy Star Memorial Day at Fort Perch Rock with Musician Al Willard...

29/09/2026

Italy Star Memorial Day Poem Reading by Liverpool Musician Al Willard

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29/09/2026

The New Brighton Pier opened on 7th September 1867 but was not fully completed until 9th April 1868 when it finally passed over to the privately owned Pier Company.

There was a passenger pier and, adjacent, a promenade pier. The pier was 550 feet long and 70 feet wide. The Promenade Pier was proclaimed as "one of the finest in the country".

The only entrance was by a flight of steps from the gangway of the Ferry Pier and cost 2d to enter. The pier had a handsome saloon, refreshment rooms, bazaars, a raised platform for a band and there was seating all round the parameter area.

Above the saloon was a further, smaller promenade area - which cost a further one penny admission - probably used by the more affluent - above this on a third level was a viewing area with fixed telescopes to view the shipping on the River Mersey.

In 1900 the promenade pier was extended and connected to the new promenade which had been completed in 1899 - then there were two points of entry to the promenade pier.

Our Autumnal Ghost Walks and Tea Time Tales give an insight into life during thr Victorian Era all the way to Wartime when the Bombs dropped on Wallasey

We have many Fascinating stories to tell on our Exclusive History Evenings & Ghost Walks this Autumn at Fort Perch Rock

Get your Tickets and join us for our Penny Dreadful Victorian Crimes & Ghost Tales By Candlelight or our WW2 Tea Time Tales Specials - From Napoleonic Wars to Modern Day Stories. Book Now and find out more https://wallasey-days-gone-by.sumupstore.com/product/tales-of-the-mersey-talks-at-fort-perch-rock-battery

29/09/2026

Book Now and Join us for our Penny Dreadful Tales - Victorian Crimes & Ghost Stories Special inside the Historic Fort Perch Rock in New Brighton

Gather around the crackling fire for an Autumnal Evening of Penny Dreadful Tales of New Brighton by Candlelight

Our Evening is filled with Victorian Ghost Stories and Crime Legends, Food and Light Music including:

* The Origins of Fort Perch Rock
* The Legend of the Captain’s Pit
* The Ham & Eggs Parade
* The Lighthouse Ghoul
* Death of a Sea Captain
* Higgledy the Octopus
* The Vale House Murders
* The Richmond Street Murders
* Tom Thumb in New Brighton
* Dr Crippen at the Hotel Vic
* The Bandits of Birkenhead and the Criminal Gangs from the North End
* Candlelight Ambience
* Victorian Style Background Music
* Wood Fire & Dimmed Lights
* Ambient Music by Candlelight
* Barista Coffee, Hot Chocolate & Full Bar
* Titanic Rarebit & Full Menu on Sale
* Ice Cream & Cakes on Sale

Limited Tickets and Fireside Tables so Book Now and don’t miss out https://wallasey-days-gone-by.sumupstore.com/product/tales-of-the-mersey-talks-at-fort-perch-rock-battery

29/09/2026

The Magnificent New Brighton Tower in Edwardian Times - The Age of Illumination

Did you know there was over 30,000 Lightbulbs used to light up the Tower and Grounds?

It cost £120,000 to build the New Brighton Tower, which was completed in 1900. Over 1,000 tons of steel were used in the construction. From the ground to the top of the Copper Ball on the flag-staff, it measured 567 feet, 6 inches. It was actually 567 feet high itself and 621 feet above sea level, becoming the highest structure in the United Kingdom. But the Construction of this fine building came at a cost of Death and Mishaps. We have many tales of Death and Destruction that surround this Cursed Tower that lasted only 22 Years…Our Autumnal Ghost Walks and Tea Time Tales give an insight into life during thr Victorian Era all the way to Wartime when the Bombs dropped on Wallasey

We have many Fascinating stories to tell on our Exclusive History Evenings & Ghost Walks this Autumn at Fort Perch Rock

Get your Tickets and join us for our Penny Dreadful Victorian Crimes & Ghost Tales By Candlelight or our WW2 Tea Time Tales Specials - From Napoleonic Wars to Modern Day Stories. Book Now and find out more https://wallasey-days-gone-by.sumupstore.com/product/tales-of-the-mersey-talks-at-fort-perch-rock-battery

29/09/2026

The New Brighton Tower and Boating Lake

Did you know that in Edwardian Times, there were 30,000 Fairy Lights, Lighting up the Tower and Gardens at Night?

The Tower Gardens covered 35 acres. There was a large Japanese Cafe at the lakeside, where the real Gondoliers had Venetian Gondolas. There was also a fountain and seal pond in the old quarry, with its rockery. Then there was the Parisian Tea Garden where one could enjoy a cup of tea and watch the Pierrots. Situated in the trees was a restaurant called 'The Rock Point Castle' . Edwardian Times were prosperous for the Tower up until the outbreak of WWI. The Tower was then to Close to the public, never to open again...Our Autumnal Ghost Walks and Tea Time Tales give an insight into life during thr Victorian Era all the way to Wartime when the Bombs dropped on Wallasey

We have many Fascinating stories to tell on our Exclusive History Evenings & Ghost Walks this Autumn at Fort Perch Rock

Get your Tickets and join us for our Penny Dreadful Victorian Crimes & Ghost Tales By Candlelight or our WW2 Tea Time Tales Specials - From Napoleonic Wars to Modern Day Stories. Book Now and find out more https://wallasey-days-gone-by.sumupstore.com/product/tales-of-the-mersey-talks-at-fort-perch-rock-battery