What happened to the New Brighton Tower?

The metal was sold to scrap dealers. The tower was the tallest structure to be demolished in the UK until 7 September 2016, when a taller chimney at Grain Power Station was demolished. On 5 April 1969 the ballroom was destroyed by fire, the cause of which is unknown.

When was New Brighton tower taken down?

The New Brighton Tower was taller than Blackpool Tower at 621 feet high. It was built in 1898 and stood within the Tower Buildings complex. It had been entirely dismantled by the end of 1921.

Where was the tower Ballroom New Brighton?

The New Brighton Tower & Ballroom. 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.

How Brighton tower was built?

Work on the tower site began in May 2014. Engineers started by digging deep foundations, going more than 20m into the ground. Workers poured 4,150 tonnes of concrete during this part of construction. The 94 tonne glass passenger pod was designed and built by French cable car specialists Poma.

How tall is the New Brighton Tower and ballroom?

The New Brighton Tower & Ballroom. 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.

When was the New Brighton Tower in Wallasey built?

The construction of the steel lattice tower started in July 1897 and was completed some time between 1898 and 1900, 10 years after the Blackpool Tower had been finished. The grounds were opened before then for a short period in 1897 however.

When did the Tower Ballroom in Wallasey close?

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.

Why was the New Brighton ballroom taken down?

Faced with a massive bill for restoring it the owners instead decided to pull it down and rely on income from the ballroom and gardens. The ballroom lasted as a top concert venue until fire gutted it in the mid 1960s, shortly after the Beatles played there.