GEO. S. DIXON (DATES UNKNOWN) NEW BRIGHTON / WALLASEY, CHESHIRE COAST. 1949. 40x50 inches, 101 1/2x127 cm. London Lithographic Co., London. Condition B+: sharp creases in margins and image; creases, minor tears and abrasions along sharp vertical and horizontal folds; cut in lower left text. "During the second half of the nineteenth century New Brighton developed as a seaside town. Being within easy travelling distance of Liverpool (8 miles) and Chester (22 miles), day-trippers came from both cities, but once the railway arrived in New Brighton in 1888, and the tunnel was operational, numbers rose dramatically" (Furness vol. 6, p. 121). Furness vol. 6, p. 124.
