TALK about change in New Brighton usually focuses on the seaside resort's decline in popularity over the years.

But Geoff Clay contacted Memories with these two images, focusing on changes in New Brighton's famous sandstone.

He said: I thought your readers would be interested in the changes that have taken place over the 100 years or so that have passed between these two images."

The first is a postcard from 1905:

While the second is a recent photo taken by Geoff:

Geoff adds: "These are more or less taken from the same angle, one is dated 1905 and the other was taken by myself only last week.

"I think the erosion of the large sandstone in the foreground is stunning.

"The two large houses are still there today, one being "Rockville". They are not clearly visible in the modern shot because of the tree growth, and of course the Tower looms in the background many years before Portland Court was built".

CAN any geologists tell us why the rock appears to have eroded? Leave your comments and New Brighton memories below.

And if you have any Wirral photos to share with Memories e-mail lornahughes@wirralnews.co.uk

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