09/11/2025
In the mid-1960s, my Mum used to head over from Manchester to Liverpool to hang out at The Cavern Club & soak up the Merseybeat sound. She hasn’t been back in decades but, last week, my sister & I took her for a visit.
I never knew that John Lennon & Paul McCartney’s childhood homes were owned by & that, if you book onto an organised trip, you can go inside them. I can’t recommend this experience highly enough; it was absolutely fascinating (not least because Paul McCartney had the exact same carpet as I did as a child!).
Of course, Mathew Street & The Cavern (although it’s moved a few doors down the road) were a must visit, & we also popped to see the statue of Billy Fury down by the waterfront.
And I managed to fit in a couple of pints of beer in the splendid surroundings of The Philharmonic Dining Rooms - one of only a few Grade One listed pubs in the country.
Photos:
1 - me & my mate, John, in Mathew Street
2 - The Cavern Club
3 - The Cavern Club (interior)
4 - 251 Menlove Ave (John Lennon’s childhood homes)
5 - 20 Forthlin Road (Paul McCartney’s childhood home)
6 - Billy Fury statue (by Tom Murphy)
7 - entrance to The Philharmonic Dining Rooms
8 - The Philharmonic Dining Rooms (interior)
