New Brighton RSA

by | Jul 8, 2020 | Places

New Brighton RSA . First meeting held in Seaview Road where the Barn Mall is now.  Returned Servicemen from 1st World War.  Later they had meetings in a private house in Baker Street.  The first building on the site was a school moved from the country.  Opened by...

New Brighton Bridge

by | Jul 8, 2020 | Places

Bower Bridge Thjis is some text The first bridge across the Avon River at New Brighton was built in 1887 by the Tramway Board.  It was a wooden bridge which enabled the horse drawn trams to travel from town and later the steam tram.  The first electric tram ran in...