Peter Kavanagh's - the most amazingly unique pub we've ever been!
Peter Kavanagh, situated in the outskirts of Liverpool city centre, among the Georgian Quarter. We have heard about the pub for some time and read it has been praised as the best one.
Originally the Liver Inn, it is now named after the licensee who ran it for an incredible fifty three years from 1897 to 1950.
53 years service in running pub makes Peter Kavanagh one of the longest serving licensees in the country.
He was also a successful businessman, designer and alderman.
The pub features murals by Edinburgh born artist Eric Robertson (1887-1941), which were painted in 1929 when Peter Kavanagh was altering the pub, one based on scenes from Dickens for the front room and another based on the work of Hogarth for the rear room.
The landlady, Rita Smith has taken over the running of Peter Kavanagh's 30 years ago, transforming it into a quirky local place to be.
The huge range of curiosities on the walls and ceilings have been added to gradually over time, although many of the paintings predate Rita's custodianship of the 163 year old pub.
The pub features an amazing collection of bric-a-brac including old radios, model cars an old alligator skin and even a bicycle.
Strange things happen in this pub. Some locals and dedicated customers are staying here forever, their ashes are scattered on shelves and the urns are placed in symbolic items.
'Lovely Rita' (below) coincides with the well-known piece by The Beatles.
Pubs come and go and many have disappeared from the Liverpool landscape forever, but having survived 163 Years Peter Kavanaghs is likely to be around for a long time yet...hopefully.
Great place to visit...Must see in Liverpool.