Mathew Street

Mathew Street off North John Street in Liverpool city centre was the home of the Cavern club . The Cavern club opened in the 1950s as a jazz club  , and by the early 60s became the venue that launched the careers of many Merseybeat performers .The original site of the Cavern club has been demolished and a new Cavern stands nearby . In Mathew Street today there is a wall recording on brickwork the names of bands , and performers who starred at the Cavern club.

The wall

The Cavern Club

Statue in memory of the late Cilla Black

Statue in memory of the late John Lennon