Photo of John Lennon taken at Ye Cracke (Image: Liverpool Echo) It was here in the late 1950s, Lennon and fellow original Beatle, Stuart Sutcliffe, alongside artist Rod Murray and writer Bill Harry formed the 'The Dissenters' - a group of art students who vowed to put Liverpool 'on the map' in their own way. A plaque on the wall of the pub also celebrates a further connection with the Fab Four. It's also where he took his first wife, Cynthia Lennon, on their first date after meeting her at a college dance. A sun-trap haven in Liverpool city centre - Ye Cracke's beer garden on Rice Street (Image: Liverpool Echo) As an art student in Liverpool, former bartenders claim Lennon would drink Black Velvet, a cocktail made from Guinness poured on top of sparkling wine.
For more nostalgia stories, sign up to our Liverpool Echo newsletter here.įor tourists, The Cracke is perhaps best known for being John Lennon’s favourite watering hole.
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