1962: Live: Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallase.
This was The Beatles’ 19th show at the Tower Ballroom in New Brighton, Wallasey.
Tower Ballroom was on the New Brighton promenade, and was capable of
holding up to 5,000 people. The New Brighton Tower opened in 1900, and
at 567ft was taller than Blackpool Tower. A 1,000 tonne lattice-steel
observation tower overlooking the Wirral Peninsula, it was the tallest
building in Britain when it was completed.
It was short-lived, however. Following closure during World War One,
its structure began to decay and the tower was dismantled between 1919
and 1921.
The ballroom underneath fared better, however, and was used for
nearly 50 years. However, the building was destroyed by fire in 1969.
The area was later redeveloped as River View Park.
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