Peter Kavanagh’s
Grade II listed pub with a 1929 interior, Egerton Street
Peter Kavanagh's is a traditional pub at 2–6 Egerton Street in Liverpool's Georgian Quarter, licensed since 1854. It is named after Peter Kavanagh, licensee from 1897 to 1950, who redesigned the interior in 1929 with murals by Eric Robinson and stained glass by William English. It was listed at Grade II in 2020.
- Address
- 2-6 Egerton Street, Liverpool, L8 7LY
- Cuisine
- Traditional pub
- Established
- 1854
- Building
- Peter Kavanagh's, including 4 & 6 Egerton Street and cast-iron railings
- Built
- Early 1840s terrace; rebuilt c.1877; interior 1929
- Nearest station
- Liverpool Central
Peter Kavanagh's, Egerton Street
The pub occupies three houses of an early-1840s terrace on Egerton Street. Number 2 was first licensed in 1854 as The Liver, was rebuilt around 1877 as the Liver Hotel and became The Grapes in 1892; numbers 4 and 6 were absorbed into the pub in the 1960s and 1970s. Historic England listed the building at Grade II on 30 January 2020, together with its cast-iron railings.
Peter Kavanagh took over in 1897, bought the pub outright in 1928 and remained licensee until his death in 1950. In 1929 he remodelled the interior: Scottish artist Eric Robinson painted murals based on Dickens in the front room and on Hogarth in the rear, and William English made leaded glass with maritime scenes. Carved oak includes corbels, panels of 18th-century drinking scenes and heads on the bench armrests said to caricature Kavanagh. He also patented tables with grille-covered bowls for extinguishing cigarettes.
Tetley's acquired the pub in 1952. Long known locally as Peter Kavanagh's, it officially took that name in 1977. CAMRA rates the interior as of outstanding national historic importance.
- Monday
- 12:00–23:00
- Tuesday–Thursday
- 12:00–00:00
- Friday–Saturday
- 12:00–01:00
- Sunday
- 12:00–00:00
Good to know
Who was Peter Kavanagh?
Peter Kavanagh was licensee from 1897 until his death in 1950, one of the longest-serving licensees in the country, and designed the pub's 1929 interior.
Is Peter Kavanagh's listed?
Yes, it was listed at Grade II on 30 January 2020 (NHLE 1468405), including 4 and 6 Egerton Street and the cast-iron railings.
Who painted the murals in Peter Kavanagh's?
Scottish artist Eric Robinson painted the murals, based on Dickens in the front room and Hogarth in the rear.
What was the pub called before?
It opened in 1854 as The Liver, became the Liver Hotel in 1877 and The Grapes in 1892, and officially took Peter Kavanagh's name in 1977.
