[41330] Liverpool : 4 Rodney Street

4 Rodney Street, Liverpool, early c19.

Grade ll listed.

The building carries two plaques...

 

Brian Samuel Epstein (1934-1967).

Brian Epstein was managing the record section of his family's department store in Liverpool when he first saw the Beatles at The Cavern Club. After signing the band in January 1962 he changed their image from leather jackets and jeans to suits and ties. Despite several knockbacks he eventually persuaded EMI to sign the band. Other acts Epstein managed included Cilla Black, Gerry & The Pacemakers and Billy J Kramer & the Dakotas. He died in 1967 aged 32 as a result of an accidental overdose from a sedative.

 

Here lived James Maury 1746-1840 first United States Consul in Liverpool, 1790-1829.

 

4 Rodney Street is now owned by Liverpool John Moores University and is leased by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic.

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