Plaque near Bower Bridge

by | May 26, 2020 | Events, Places

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...

First road service to New Brighton 1873

by | May 26, 2020 | Events

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...