It is largely unchanged since the 1880's however one recent significant addition is the installation of ladies toilets in 1987, up until that time the pub used to discourage females due to the large number of women of dubious virtue that used to ply their trade in the city centre following the second world war. Whoever said this blog is all about beer and football?!! It's full of historical facts !!
I did my bit for Queen and country by ordering a pint of Poppy Otter, a beer which donates money to the poppy appeal for every pint sold.
Once again this was another great bar, The Beatles used to come into the White Star to get paid in the pub's back room after they had performed at The Cavern. It seems as though every pub in Liverpool has got some sort of link to the Fab Four, some more tenuous than others.
The pub contained a large selection of photographs and sporting memorabilia. How we laughed at a photo of pub regulars from the early 1980's, it must have been the inspiration for Harry Enfield's Scousers. There were curly perms and moustaches galore !! The owner of the pub is presumably an autograph collector though I was more impressed with his signed photo of former Birmingham City striker Bob Latchford than I was of his photo of Hollywood legend Jane Russell.
The owner was presumably also a big boxing fan, there were photos on the wall of all the greats, Ali, Frazier, Hagler and, erm, Conteh !! Yes John Conteh found his way to a place amongst the boxing legends, I'm not sure whether this was due to his Scouse roots or his appearance in an advert for Brut 33 in the 1970's !!
Again this was another Liverpool pub that I could have spent all night in, well I say that but a double selection of Coldplay by someone on the pub's jukebox meant that I couldn't drink up fast enough !!
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