Liverpool Pub Crawl - The Cornmarket

 

The Cornmarket Hotel was originally built as a boarding school in 1792 and acquired its alcohol licence in the same year. Having survived the blitz in 1941, it is now a public house that used to be 2 separate pubs until the 1960s with the Bulls Head being the other, serving Trumans beers. In the early years of the 19th century, what is now the rear half of the modern Cornmarket pub had already opened as The Bull’s Head Tavern in the 1840s and had its entrance in Moor Street. Some time later, what is now the front half of the pub, with its entrance in the Old Ropery, was the entirely separate Cornmarket pub. In 1927, Mrs. Annie Rust ran the Cornmarket pub in Old Ropery, as one of Liverpool’s oldest existing pubs. The pubs remained separate until the late 1960s when they were knocked together to become the single pub we have today. Once the watering hole of merchants from the nearby Corn Exchange, hence the name, for much of the 20th century it was renowned as the watering hole of police officers, barristers and newspaper journalists. Being in the heart of the city's financial and shipping district it is drenched in the city's maritime history and used to attract droves of office workers during the week.

It stands as a quintessential pub in Liverpool, distinguished by its traditional charm and warm atmosphere. With its magnificent wooden carved panels adorning the interior, visitors are greeted with an inviting ambiance complemented by comfortable Chesterfield couches that beckon for leisurely afternoons or lively evenings. The establishment is noted for its impressive selection of real ales and wines, attracting those who appreciate quality beverages at reasonable prices. A hidden gem tucked behind James Street Station, the pub is quite spacious with 5 cask beers and a beer garden to the right on entry. Certainly worth a visit only if it is only to admire the oak panelling in the room on the left which was originally the cigar lounge oak panelling from a 1930s Liverpool cruise liner. The panelling is from the Reina del Pacifico's first-class smoking lounge, of the Pacific Steam Navigation Co, that sailed between Liverpool and South America. The ship reached Liverpool at the end of her final voyage on the 27th of April 1958 and was scrapped shortly afterwards.
During the second world war the ship was used for troops and the panels were stripped out and stored at Bootle. 

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