Mersey Poets and Writers

The Athenaeum features a curved, yellow-grey sandstone facade that anchors the corner of Church Alley. Established in seventeen ninety-seven, it began as a gentlemen’s club and library for the city’s merchant class. William Roscoe, a…

The Bluecoat features a three story facade of red brick and local sandstone, distinguished by a distinctively curved wall and a clock set into the front gable. Built in seventeen seventeen, it began as a charity school for orphaned…

The building housing the Waterstones on College Lane features an ornate, terracotta facade covered in detailed carvings of cherubs, flowers, and scrolled lettering. Before it became a bookstore, this site functioned as the headquarters for…

News From Nowhere occupies a building marked by a bold, hand-painted mural of colorful figures on its brick exterior. It opened in nineteen seventy-four as a small, volunteer-run stall selling socialist pamphlets. When the original site…

The Everyman Theatre features a facade of one hundred five movable metal sunshades, each laser-cut with the silhouettes of local people. This building replaced a former chapel that housed the theatre since nineteen sixty-four. When the…

The Philharmonic Dining Rooms features a set of ornate, cast-iron gates that stretch across the entrance, their intricate patterns framing the doorway. Built in the eighteen nineties, the pub serves as a high-water mark for the exuberant,…

The three-story brick facade of Ye Cracke stands on Rice Street, marked by a faded sign and a narrow, unassuming entrance. This pub dates back to the nineteenth century and served as a regular haunt for John Lennon during his time at the…