PHOTOGRAPHIC SERIES

Alex Hurst

New Brighton, 1996

In 1996, Alex Hurst photographed New Brighton on the Wirral, recording the people spending time along its seafront, amusement areas and public spaces. The photographs form part of her wider documentary work made across Liverpool and Merseyside during the 1990s.

The series was later included in Framing New Brighton, a short documentary film by Dylan Cubbin, alongside photography by Ken Grant and Tom Wood.

Photo © Alex Hurst / British Culture Archive · Licensing available

About Alex Hurst

Alex Hurst is a documentary and portrait photographer from Liverpool whose work during the 1990s includes street scenes in Toxteth, visits to New Brighton and photographs of women’s hair salons across Merseyside.

Since 2008 she has worked primarily from her studio in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle, and in 2021 began working in film and television as a portrait and unit stills photographer.

View Alex Hurst’s photographer profile

Framing New Brighton

Hurst’s 1996 photographs of New Brighton also feature in Framing New Brighton, a short film by Dylan Cubbin, alongside photographs by Ken Grant and Tom Wood. The film was screened at Open Eye Gallery in Liverpool on 4 December 2025.

Read the BCA editorial feature for more on Hurst’s work in Liverpool and New Brighton.

Rights and Licensing

Selected photographs from this series are available for licensing enquiries through British Culture Archive. Photographs © Alex Hurst / British Culture Archive. All rights reserved. No reproduction without prior permission.

For image licensing and usage enquiries, contact BCA.

More by Alex Hurst

Liverpool, 1995

Hair Salons, 1998

Liverpool in the 1990s: BCA editorial feature

Collection information

Alex Hurst BCA Profile