Originally built in 1844 this pub became a licensed 'beer house in 1854 and has been known as The Liver Inn, The Liver Hotel, The Grapes, Peter’s Hotel and Peter’s over the years. Now Peter Kavanagh’s is a Grade II listed pub named after its former landlord. Peter Kavanagh, who was the landlord of the pub from 1897 until his death in 1950. Peter was not just a publican, but also a successful businessman, designer, and alderman and his influence on the pub extended beyond being a landlord as he oversaw significant renovations and redesigns of the pub's interior and exterior, including the addition of oriel windows, faience, and mosaic floors. Peter commissioned the pub's refit in 1929, as Scottish painter Eric Harald Macbeth Robertson produced murals based on the work of Charles Dickens (scenes from The Pickwick Papers are in The Pickwick Room – the front room) and William Hogarth (scenes of drinking and merriment are in the Hogarth Room – the back room). After his death, his family sold the pub, which reverted to its original name The Grapes. However, the pub remained locally known as 'Peter Kavanagh's and officially adopted the name in 1977 and today is a beloved Liverpool institution, known for its unique atmosphere and eclectic decor, largely thanks to Peter's vision.
Named Liverpool CAMRA Pub of the Year 2019, this splendid back street local is a gem is situated among the elegant terraces of Egerton Street in the Georgian area of Liverpool and has been identified by CAMRA as having a nationally important historic pub interior. The pub is part of an 1840s terrace but Peter Kavanagh restyled the frontage in 1920 with maroon and cream tiles and glazed brick. The inn sign is a portrait of Peter. Murals by Eric Robinson adorn the walls, thought to have been commissioned to cover a debt. There are fine stained glass windows by stained glass artist William English with wooden shutters and two snugs with wooden benches, with the carved armrests allegedly caricatures of the politically incorrect Peter Kavanagh. The walls are adorned with all sorts of trinkets and other items collected over the years - including bikes, old radios, musical instruments and even containers filled with the ashes of former punters. Old radiograms jostle with light bulbs, suspended from the ceiling. Landlady Rita Smith who has run the pub for over 30 years says the retro items on the ceilings and walls help start conversations, breaking the ice between strangers at the bar. "It's a place where people can come in, have a drink and talk to somebody. It is important - people need to be socialising. Humour I think is the most important thing, you can't go through life without humour. I just know it's a good little pub."
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