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There was a [[New Brighton CHE Group]].
 
There was a [[New Brighton CHE Group]].
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In 1983 the Albion sauna in New Brighton was raided by [[Merseyside Police]]. A number of men were subsequently charged with gross indecency offences and the owner with an offence relating to keeping /running a brothel.
  
 
[[Category:Merseyside]]
 
[[Category:Merseyside]]
 
[[Category:English towns]]
 
[[Category:English towns]]

Revision as of 14:23, 28 November 2023

New Brighton Tower from an old postcard
New Brighton is a seaside resort in Wallasey (formerly in Cheshire, now in the borough of Wirral in Merseyside. it was formerly noted for New Brighton Tower, the tallest structure in the country for a time, but now demolished.

LGBT history

There was a New Brighton CHE Group. In 1983 the Albion sauna in New Brighton was raided by Merseyside Police. A number of men were subsequently charged with gross indecency offences and the owner with an offence relating to keeping /running a brothel.