Places
New Brighton Bridge
Thjis is some textThe 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 April 1905. In...
Bower Bridge
Thjis is some textThe Bower Bridge built before 1887 as a joint venture of the Avon and Heathcote Road Boards.
Plaque near Bower Bridge
Commemorates the naming of New Brighton. In April 1860 five men set off for the unnamed area which they called New Brighton. They were Stephen Brooker, Thomas and William Free, David Hamilton and Enoch Barker. Their conveyance was drawn by a bullock. They reached the...
The Grange
409 New Brighton Road was the 3rd house built near the Bower Hotel. It was a two-storey house built by David Hamilton in 1860. It had clay walls and totara beams and church services were held by Bishop Harper before the “All Saints Church” s built in Burwood. The...
Donnell’s Farmhouse
The Donnell’s home on New Brighton Road is still standing but no longer habitable.
Amelia Rodgers Reserve
The Inwood family lived on this sight until 1863. Their daughter Amelia married a master mariner Brent Rodgers died 18 months later. They had no children. Mrs Amelia Rodgers opened a shop, library and Post Office in the cottage. She was a kindly woman, somewhat...
All Saints Church, Burwood
The first church serving New Brighton was situated at Burwood and was built in 1877 at a cost of $500. The land was given by Richard Morten and the Architect was Benjamin Mountfort. It was dedicated by Bishop Harper. It was named “A Saints” and the first minister was...