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THE CLOSEST GBG PUB TO LENNON’S CHILDHOOD HOME

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August 2023. Woolton, Liverpool. The second Merseyside Guide pub takes me across the Mersey, via an exciting 3 minute change at Central. The geography gets a little confused down at the end of the (Northern) line. The Cobden is in Woolton (not Walton), but there’s no Woolton station so it’s a walk from South Parkway… Continue reading THE CLOSEST GBG PUB TO LENNON’S CHILDHOOD HOME

BREAKFAST IN SEAFORTH

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A few more holiday snaps from my trip to Bootle.  Not that you need any more convincing, I’m sure. Oh, here’s one from my walk back from Waterloo on Sunday night. “Lennon was rubbish.  Imagine is the worst song EVER.” said Matt last night. Wait till he hears “The Frog Chorus“. My car was still… Continue reading BREAKFAST IN SEAFORTH

THE PRICE OF FAME – A QUIET P*** IN THE PHIL

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  Yes. The source of that famous quote can now be revealed*. “At some point maybe pop in to the Philharmonic for a wee!”. Me pointing out that “The toilets are nothing compared to the main rooms of ‘the most ornate pub in England’”  – Paul Mudge The most famous PubMan of them all (per… Continue reading THE PRICE OF FAME – A QUIET P*** IN THE PHIL