Liverpool’s Casbah Club becomes listed building
Culture minister David Lammy has announced that The Casbah Club in Liverpool, where The Beatles played their first live performance, has been Grade II listed.
The club still has murals and paintings by John and Cynthia Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and The Beatles’ original drummer, Pete Best.
The club was also the site where the group signed their first contract with manager Brian Epstein.
English Heritage advised that the club should be listed, due to its special historic interest as representing “tangible evidence of the Beatles’ formation”. The Casbah closed in 1962 with a Beatles gig on the final night and has remained unaltered ever since.
Lammy said: “The Beatles were truly giants of popular culture in the 20th century. It is absolutely right that the club where the group first learnt their craft should be badged as an important part of our heritage and receive the extra protection from harmful redevelopment that listed building status affords.” Details: www.casbahcoffeeclub.com
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