Historic City Center Pubs

Doctor Duncan's is identified by the elaborate, intricate tiling that covers the walls of its interior rooms. Constructed in nineteen oh one, the building originally served as the headquarters for Pearl Insurance before transitioning into…

The Crown Hotel sits at the intersection of Lime Street and Skelhorne Street, identifiable by its marble-faced ground floor and the prominent gold-painted lettering spelling out its name between the upper windows. Built in nineteen oh…

The Globe on Cases Street is identifiable by its exterior Dutch gable, which holds a blue globe sculpture and the date eighteen eighty-eight in gold lettering. This building sits on the site of a public house that existed under the same…

The Dispensary occupies the corner of Renshaw Street and Oldham Street, identifiable by its traditional exterior and history as one of the city's oldest pub sites. While it has operated under its current name for roughly two decades, the…

The Roscoe Head is a historic pub on Roscoe Street distinguished by its traditional, multi-room layout and its status as one of the few places in England to have appeared in every edition of the Campaign for Real Ale Good Beer Guide since…

Ye Cracke sits on Rice Street in Liverpool’s Georgian Quarter, identifiable by its narrow entrance and a history that stretches back to eighteen sixty-two. Originally opened as The Ruthin Castle, the pub took its current name from a local…

The Philharmonic Dining Rooms, known locally as The Phil, stands on the corner of Hope Street and Hardman Street with a facade of exuberant stone carvings and tall, stepped gables. Designed by architect Walter W. Thomas and completed…

The Belvedere is a small, two-room pub on Sugnall Street in Liverpool’s Georgian Quarter, notable for the intricate etched and cut glass partitions that separate its interior spaces. Built around eighteen thirty-six, the structure is part…