Customers sit outside the White Star pub on Rainford Gardens in Liverpool’s Cavern Quarter, beneath black and gold lettering and flower baskets.

Customers sit outside the White Star pub on Rainford Gardens in Liverpool’s Cavern Quarter, beneath black and gold lettering and flower baskets. Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tony Smith

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3G1DFYH

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94.7 MB (4.3 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

5004 x 6616 px | 42.4 x 56 cm | 16.7 x 22.1 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

19 September 2026

Location:

24 Rainford Gardens, Liverpool, Merseyside, L2 6PT

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. Customers sit outside the White Star pub on Rainford Gardens in Liverpool’s Cavern Quarter, beneath black and gold lettering and flower baskets. Its traditional exterior and pavement seating evoke the small pubs and bars associated with central Liverpool nightlife and music tourism. The photograph illustrates the role of pub terraces, independent hospitality and pedestrian streets in the city’s visitor economy. The exterior view shows the pub’s attractive black and gold façade and its seating area in use. The White Star's black-and-gold sign hangs above a richly decorated red and black frontage on Rainford Gardens. Flower baskets, multiple panes and a lively outdoor seating area give the pub a characteristic Cavern Quarter appearance, tying a named Liverpool drinking venue to everyday social activity and tourism. Several people are seated at outdoor tables. The White Star is in the network of small streets around Liverpool’s famous Cavern Quarter, an area associated with music history and city nightlife. Its black-and-gold fascia, small frontage and hanging baskets give the exterior a traditional public-house appearance. Outdoor tables create a visible connection between indoor hospitality and the surrounding pedestrian street, with seated customers contributing a lively atmosphere. The outdoor customers add a lively social dimension to the traditional pub frontage in Rainford Gardens. Customers occupy tables immediately outside the entrance, a common feature of central Liverpool hospitality. The combination of painted signs and outdoor seating is useful for illustrating traditional British pub character. The White Star's black and gold frontage is decorated with hanging flower baskets above its windows. Customers sit at outdoor tables beneath the pub sign, contributing to the lively street scene. Rainford Gardens is part of Liverpool’s Cavern Quarter, a centre for music tourism and city nightlife.