"Piss and Wiggle! Piss and Wiggle!" I yelped last night, as I noticed my former local in the background of the new British Heart Foundation TV campaign. The short film (called "The Beat") is set in Liverpool, and features some fantastic views of the city. I've not been in for a while, can anyone confirm this depressing (if true) rumour:
A superb traditional interior with a real fire in the main bar, and there's also a small side room. The menu looks good, and the barmaids look very good! The sign shows a pig playing a whistle, running away from Melton Mowbray! An "Emigrants Served Here" notice refers back to when provisions for the journey had to be obtained by passengers before sailing to the New World, as the passage they had purchased from the ship owner did not include food or drink. Currently CLOSED for what looks like a major refurbishment. I am told this involves completely destroying the historic interior whichj, if true, is a terrible act of vandalism.
I can't say I've heard about this. It's really strange around there now. I remember going with you just before you left the city and they were pulling down the buildings opposite. Now, as that wonderful shot in the advert shows, the pub, and that bleak wall attached to it from a war-damaged building, faces onto the gleaming Unity building. It's most odd. A brilliant image of what is happening to Liverpool, but also somewhat sad too.
Posted by: JRWB | September 27, 2007 at 02:38 PM
Brian Labone used to drink in there.
And, even more impressively, so did I.
Posted by: Scratch | September 29, 2007 at 02:03 PM