The pub is going up at auction for £275,000. The building is open for bids.
The former Empress pub is at 93 High Park Street in Liverpool’s Toxteth district, Liverpool not far from 9 Madryn Street where Ringo Starr was born in July 7, 1940.
The building featured on the cover of his first solo LP Sentimental Journey in 1970, in tribute to its importance to him when growing up – as his local pub and where his mother Elsie worked as a barmaid.
It now also boasts a spectacular Beatles and Ringo-themed mural across the outside, painted on in 2022 and swiftly becoming a popular Liverpool visitor attraction – while there is plenty more vibrant artwork about the band indoors.
The bar has been closed in recent years but SDL Property Auctions are now offering the chance to buy and run both a pub and a seven-room Airbnb upstairs.
The guide price for the February 14 auction has been set at £275,000 plus fees.
The auctioneer and SDL Property Auctions managing director Andrew Parker said:
“‘We’re offering a unique opportunity to secure a piece of Beatles history, not to mention an ongoing business investment, subject to a scheme of refurbishment work for the former pub.
‘The pub is not currently trading – however, it still regularly attracts tourists visiting the property to take photos and soak up the ambiance that the impressive building displays.’
The upper floors have been used as The Beatles – themed Airbnb lets, although suggestions of a Fab Four gift shop on the ground floor have not yet happened.
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