Queens Arms, Liverpool

A framed letter dated 21 May 1957 from David J. Lewis, architect of Angel Buildings, 20 Dale Street, Liverpool to Peter Walker’s Brewery of Warrington, quotes a builder's estimate of £25,153 to re-build the Queens Arms. Above a picture shows its Victorian predecessor. The new pub, built of brick with a rendered upper floor, was very conservative in style. The two bars are rather austere affairs but they do retain a large amount of original fittings, notably the bar-backs and counters. The detailing of the woodwork is very chunky in the supports to the superstructure over the counter in the left-hand bar and the bold ribbing on the right-hand counter. Note the rather delightful sliding door to the rear of the left-hand part of the servery. Some modern change has also taken place, chiefly noticeable in the dado panelling and the loss of an off-sales facing the front entrance.