This was another cosy local’s pub
in the heart of the city, right next to a major shopping centre. It’s a blend
of old-meets-new from the outside, with just a small bricked frontage nestled
in between two shops. Its flowers and lanterns on its frontage makes it
welcoming yet out of place at the same time. Inside is a wall of local history
as newspaper cuttings and commemorations of local characters adorn the walls;
and plenty of people are doing their best to get their own story recorded. It’s owned by Punch Taverns which may explain
why the pub has survived for as long as it has, but it also has an historically
important interior. As well as hosting the first Merseyside branch meeting of
the Campaign for Real Ale in 1974; the building itself dates back to the late
Victorian era and is noted for its sloping floor which drops four feet from the
front of the building to the back. The Cask Marque certificate was easy to
locate but our time was once again cut short as we still had one more pub to
visit before our catching our return train home.
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