Egremont, The Promenade 1912
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Photo of Egremont, The Promenade 1912

More about this scene

We are looking along Egremont's Promenade towards New Brighton from Tobin Street. The spire to the left of New Brighton Tower belonged to the Liverpool Home for Aged Mariners, but like the tower, it too has gone. Large stone groynes now jut out into the Mersey from the Promenade in an attempt to stop wave erosion.

A Selection of Memories from Egremont

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Egremont

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How many of you have fond memoires of times spent on the shore and along the prom. Who got hot water from the cafes along the bottom of Tobin Street. Do you remember the bands playing in Davy Jones's locker on the old pier head? My dad, Ron Higginson, used to tell me about the time his skiffle band 'The Atlantics' were playing in the Egremont pub, in the back snug cos they didn't have a music ...see more