£80
Great Britain: New Brighton Tower & Recreation Co. Ltd., 6% cumulative preference shares of £1, 189[9], #844, vignette of tower at left, black. The company built a large steel tower modelled on the Eiffel Tower in Paris together with a theatre, ballroom, sports stadium and gardens and was opened in 1900. The tower was the tallest building in the country at the time. From the outset it attracted thousands of visitors and there were many extra attractions. Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show was there for 6 months in 1908. Visitors were prohibited from going up the tower during the First World War and the structure suffered from serious neglect. The tower was taken down in the 1920's leaving just the ballroom, theatre and stadium. These were finally destroyed by fire in 1969 and the site cleared and re-used. Endorsement at top, VF and very rare.
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