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North Western, Liverpool

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Opens at 7:00am
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Operator: Wetherspoon
7 Lime Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L1 1RJ (View on Google Map)
(0151) 709 6825
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After its £2 million makeover, this city-centre Wetherspoon, is named in honour of the building's original use - the North Western Hotel. With 330 luxurious rooms, it first opened in 1871. It was built by the London & North Western Railway to serve Lime Street Station. This impressive piece of Liverpool architecture crown, designed by the Aigburth-born architect, Alfred Waterhouse.

It closed it's doors in the early 1930s and remained empty until 1996, when the upper floors were converted into student Halls of Residence. The ground floor then became a public house.

Opens at 6am for food. Alcohol served from 8am.

Historic Interest

Great Hall Grade II listed; wood panelling

Information for this venue is provided by the Liverpool & Districts Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Head of Steam
Local Authority
Liverpool District (B)
Last updated
03/10/2024
Last surveyed
12/07/2024
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Wetherspoon
Pub ID
MER/61
Asset of Community Value

Conversion

This was originally the luxurious North Western Hotel with 330 rooms, opened in 1871 and built to serve Lime Street station. Its impressive architecture is now Grade II listed. It closed in the 1930s and remained empty until 1996, when upper floors became halls of residence and the ground floor a pub. Wetherspoon’s reopened in 2015 after a major refurbishment which retains the grandeur of the original building, including much wood panelling. The high quality work is complemented with plaques, posters, old photographs and railway memorabilia. There are real ales and meals.

General information about outstanding conversions and restorations
Tuesday
7:00am - Midnight
Wednesday
7:00am - Midnight
Thursday
7:00am - Midnight
Friday
7:00am - Midnight
Saturday
7:00am - Midnight
Sunday
8:00am - Midnight
Monday
7:00am - Midnight
Tuesday
7:00am - 10:00pm
Wednesday
7:00am - 10:00pm
Thursday
7:00am - 10:00pm
Friday
7:00am - 10:00pm
Saturday
7:00am - 10:00pm
Sunday
7:00am - 10:00pm
Monday
7:00am - 10:00pm

Current beers

This Pub serves 4 changing beers and 3 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen
ABBOT ALE PUMP CLIP CLOSE UP
Greene King - Abbot

Premium Bitter

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 5%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No

This beer is served regularly.

Ruddles - Best Bitter
Ruddles - Best Bitter

Session Bitter

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 3.4%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No

This beer is served regularly.

Sharp's Doom Bar Pump Clip-1
Sharp's - Doom Bar

Session Bitter

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 4%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No

This beer is served regularly.

Samson
Maxim - Samson

Session Bitter

ABV: 4%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No

Spotted twice recently. Last spotted 1 week ago

Source: National

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Facilities
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Garden Garden
Upstairs. Seats up to 32, and on street
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Children must vacate by 10pm
Disabled Access Disabled Access
via Lime Street station entrance only
Smoking Smoking
Wi Fi Wi Fi
The Cloud
Features
Real Ale Real Ale
OCR Pub OCR Pub
LocAle LocAle
Cask Marque Cask Marque
CAMRA Voucher Scheme CAMRA Voucher Scheme
Cask Marque Beer and Cellar Hygiene rating
Cask Marque: Beer and Cellar Hygiene rating 4 out of 5
Transport
Close to bus routes
Arriva / Stagecoach: 14; Arriva/Stagecoach 10/10a:
Adjacent station
Liverpool Lime Street

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