10 of Liverpool’s oldest pubs still standing today in chronological order
Emma Dukes
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Ye Hole in Ye Wall is Liverpool’s oldest pub, serving pints to the city since 1726. The hidden tavern is based on Hackins Hey Street and continues to thrive. (Photo: Google Street View)
Liverpool is home to many pubs which have withstood the test of time, serving customers for many years. But, which pubs have been here the longest?
We all know that the city has some excellent pubs, serving locally brewed beers and providing service with a smile, and some of the most popular pubs in Liverpool have been around for over 200 years - with no signs of closing any time soon.
These are Liverpool’s oldest pubs, filled with history and even visited by some local legends.
Ye Cracke on Rice Street is a 19th-century pub, where John Lennon used to go when he was in art school nearby, even taking Cynthia, his first wife, there on their first date. Filled with Beatles memorabilia, it’s a pilgrimage for fans of the Fab Four as well as a watering hole popular with locals. It is said to have opened in 1825. (Photo: Google Street View)
The Roscoe Head has appeared in every edition of the Camra Good Beer Guide and is named after historian William Roscoe. It opened in the 1830s. (Photo: Google Street View)
The Lion Tavern is a historic pub serving a range of cask ales and local spirits. It was named CAMRA’s Pub of Excellence in 2022 and opended in 1840. (Photo: User Rodhullandemu via Wikimedia)
Peter Kavanagh’s is a Grade II listed pub named after its former landlord. Peter Kavanagh was the licensee from 1897 to 1950. Formerly the Grapes, it was renamed in 1978, in his honour. It was originally built in 1844, as the Liver Inn. (Photo: Google)
The Belvedere is on old-school watering hole, in the heart of Liverpool’s Georgian Quarter. It was built in the 1830s, and after recently undergoing renovation, the historic pub is thriving.
The original building carries the date 1726, but the present building on the site probably dates 1852. The historic venue serves cask beers and traditional pub grub, and bears the name of iconic wine and spirit dealer, Thomas Rigby. (Photo: Google)
The Carnarvon Castle on Tarleton street is Liverpool’s most central pub, It has been open since 1859 and is great place to pop in for some liquid refreshment while around town. (Photo: Google)
Ma Egerton’s Stage Door is a Victorian pub with a renowned theatrical heritage, in the heart of the city. It was built in 1869 and named after the pub’s longest serving landlady, Mary Egerton, who was also a theatrical agent. (Photo: User calflier001 via Wikimedia)
The Philharmonic Dining Rooms was built between 1898 and 1900 and no visit is complete without a trip to their famous gents’ toilets – not a claim many pubs can make!
The Philharmonic Dining Rooms. Image: Rodhullandemu/CC BY-SA 4.0/Wikimedia
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