February 2024. Liverpool.
Mrs RM failed to strike a pose in front of the Abbey Road mural (“I didn’t see it“),
and sauntered off to tick the cathedrals, I said I’d catch her up after my tick. She’s used to it by now.
Only one central new Guide entry in Pool, but that’s par for the course. There’s often only a couple at best (worst ?) in Manchester; it’s Newcastle that’s all change.
But where has the Red Lion, 2 minutes from Central, been ? It’s been a house, apparently.
In truth, I’m hooked by the time I reach the door.
What does it remind me of ?
Ah, it’s a bit Pineapple/Southampton Arms, isn’t it ?
Whatever, it’s a stunner. Beautiful work throughout.
I don’t want tat in my house, but I quite like it in a pub. Mrs RM said that.
White Rat seems the beer of choice, but Neptune sounds more local,
and it’s a cool foamy half (wimp), an easy NBSS 3.5. I take it for a walk up the stairs,
and back down.
A group of Scottish tourists say “Hello” and I realise I must look manic walking round and taking photos, and plonk down next to them, but as it’s only a half (wimp) I’ve drunk up before I says “Hello” back.
You get the idea, anyway. Hope it gets the trade.
BRAPA and Colin came here last month and (I think) liked it; so had Merseyside Pubs Phil. But I’ll await Paul Mudge’s definitive take when he gets here.
I think the pink sunglasses will seal the deal for Paul.
retiredmartin 
“Converted into a traditional pub from a terraced house in 2022”
I think that’s how we got the Circus Tavern 180 years ago.
I might need two nights in Liverpool
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Always wise.
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I’m thinking three, like I do annually in Bristol where there are still pubs I want to visit.
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Andy,
I had three nights in Bristol last May.
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We’ve just been. We checked out:
Bank Tavern
King’s Head
Left Handed Giant
Little Martha Brewing
Old Bookshop
BBF Taproom
Hatchet
Lansdown
Portcullis
BBF Junction
Old Duke
Strawberry Thief
Llandoger Trow
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13 pubs saved. Good work.
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Still another 15 on the to do A-list and another 23 on the B-list!
Some will almost certainly have closed before we get round to them. D’oh!
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Andy,
I only got in one of those last May and only briefly as it’s was all citrus and/or murk now
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I have two nights in Liverpool planned for early March. Mostly doing photos for Pubs Galore and WhatPub, but I’ll probably pop in for the occasional beer along the way. That Red Lion looks good.
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Simon found 2 more newbies, possibly connected, near the Vines. I’ll let you have details if I remember.
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Which I won’t.
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SH,
Tabley Street I presume.
Did you ever stay in the short lived Matthew Street one, with breakfast overlooking the White Star ?
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Like the Southampton Arms/ Pineapple… only cleaner without that patina of London. Very nice.
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NW5 is fine, it’s W5 you want to avoid.
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That’s fine looking pub, but what happened to the floor covering?
Looks like creased, and badly worn lino in one photo, although the majority seems to be nicely renovated floorboards.
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You look down, I’ll look up, Paul ! I never noticed the floor !
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I remember the Duke of York in Bloomsbury as having rare original 1930s linoleum.
I try to avoid looking down when in Tim’s venues.
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I normally look up Martin, but as the camera never lies I couldn’t help noticing the lino.
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Excellent work.
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Very wise, Paul, although given the multi coloured carpets, for which Spoons are famous for, it’s sometimes hard to tell, what is pattern and what is something else.
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Well “migraine inducing carpets” could induce vomit – if that’s what you mean.
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