Just for you boys.
Back in 2010-2013, I snapped the ligaments in both ankles, so couldn't walk, so couldn't work.
Doctors advice was to do as much walking as possible, to strengthen the ankles, and keep them excersised etc.
With lots of time on my hands, and climbing the walls at home, I had to get out.
Rather than walk aimlessly, I used to set myself projects and goals. One of those projects I set myself was to walk the streets of Liverpool, and photograph every pub in the city.
I had more than a few good pub crawls thrown in as well.
Now, it's kind of been done before, and there are loads of photo's of the outside of Liverpools pubs, so I used to ask all of the landlords/landladies if I could photograph the insides, purely from the point of view of creating an archive. A snapshot in time, if you will, of how Liverpools pubs look.
Most were very accomodating, when they knew what it was for, even to the point of being invited to see places and things on the premises that your average punter doesn't get to see, like the cellar, or unused rooms etc.
I didn't always get permission, as some were suspicious. One accused me of casing the joint, but many were just guarded, as they thought you were from a rival brewery, or were trying to show them in a poor light etc.
In the end, I didn't get around to doing every pub, and probably missed out on about 30 odd pubs. What I did get though, was an archive of 13,000+ photo's, of about 1000+ of Liverpools pubs, that were open at the time.
Cince then, a couple of dozen have seased to exist. Either changed decor and name, are now flats or for other usage, or in the worst case, now demolished.
I went past the Clarence earlier today, and it's now shuttered off in the street, which would point to it being demolished in the very near future.
Anyway, here's a quick half dozen photo's for you lads, of the Clarence in better times. I have a decent archive of 50+ photo's of the Clarence, from every room in the place. All three bars, plus upstairs function room.