The Newington Temple pub at 8 Newington, off Bold Street, Liverpool has a history rooted in entertainment and performance and, in its various name changes across the decades, has outlived every other business on Bold Street over the last two centuries Until recently the pub was called Old Rope Walks and later Bier but originally it was a vaudeville cabaret club and the venue for the debut UK performance of circus performer Tom Thumb, (real name Charles Stratton), in 1844 who was managed by PT Barnum. He was booked for a week-long engagement in February 1844 at No 8 Newington, where he performed in costumes such a Napoleon and the Greek Gods for the price of a 6p entrance fee. They stayed close by at a hotel at 106 Bold Street, where fans would gather and chase them down Bold Street to Newington. In celebration of Tom Thumb the lounge area is now christened 'The Tom Thumb Lounge' with their own branded lager also being named after the legendary diminutive performer.
The £200,000 renovation has seen the layers of history literally being peeled back to reveal original features hidden for decades in a building that has operated as a pub since the mid 1800s. Items dating back over one hundred years old were found in storage in rooms on the upper floors these have also been incorporated into the pub's decor including the original pub telephone which has been rehung for its throwback decorative charm. The renovation has seen the building pared back to its Victorian stylings, including removing the dropped ceiling to reveal the pub’s original colour palette of State Room Green, and original features have been lovingly restored. The pub is now a traditional wet-led pub focusing on craft and cask ales and still has the 'Tom Thumb Lounge' in honor of its historical significance.
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