Detail of graffiti by John Lennon at The Casbah Club
- Date:
- 11 Sep 2013
- Location:
- The Casbah Club, 8 Hayman's Green, Liverpool
- Reference:
- DP162157
- Type:
- Photograph (Digital)
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Description
Mona Best, mother of former Beatles drummer Pete Best, converted the basement of the family home into a music venue that operated between 1959 and 1962. It was a venue for The Quarrymen and early Beatles performances. Band members and friends painted the interior decoration that survives intact.
Content
This is part of the Job: 2K/20174 Casbah Club, 8 Hymans Green, Liverpool, Merseyside; within the Volume: VF000147 Post-War Buildings (English Architecture: 1945-1975); within the Series: EHC01/041 English Architecture: 1945 - 1975; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(EH):Archive
Rights
© Historic England Archive
People & Organisations
Photographer: Davies, James O: English Heritage
Keywords
Basement, Victorian House, Mid 20th Century Nightclub
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