James Atherton was a British merchant and real estate developer known for his contributions to the economic and urban development of the Liverpool region in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth ce
James Atherton (1770–1838), British School, c.1830. Williamson Art Gallery and Museum, Birkenhead
Rigby's Buildings (formerly Atherton Buildings), Dale Street, Liverpool
St. George's Church from Everton Park, evoking the area's eighteenth century tranquility.
St George's Church, Everton
New Brighton, Merseyside
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New Brighton is a seaside resort and suburb of Wallasey, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England, at the northeastern tip of the Wirral peninsula. It has sandy beaches which line
James Atherton (founder of New Brighton)
…construction of the historically significant St George's Church. In association with his son-in-law William Rowson, he founded the seaside resort of New Brighton in 1832. Born in Ditton, near Widnes, Lancashire (now Cheshire), James Atherton was the eighth of ten children (six boys and four girls) born to William…
New Brighton Pirate ship
Promenade Shelter, New Brighton by E Pollock
Lakeside beach by Bob Abell
New Brighton Pier and landing stage, during the 1890s