Cavern Mecca
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The Cavern Mecca was a
It was located on the corner of Rainford Square and Mathew Street. [3][4]The museum was founded and run by Liz and Jim Hughes, who "single-handedly jump-started" what became the annual Beatles Convention in
Beatles album cover.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Cavern Mecca, Beatles fan club". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. The National Archives. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ Prangnell, Glenn. "Cavern Mecca: Photographs and Souvenirs". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2018 – via YouTube.
- ISBN 978-1-59800-009-2.
"In December 1981, four months after the MerseyBeatle Extravaganza, BBCTV broadcast a news segment on Cavern Mecca.", "Jim Hughes: My wife Liz and I organized the Beatles conventions in Liverpool from 1981 to 1984. ... We had to give up the centre in December 1984 because my wife became ill and was told she could no longer work. Liz passed away
- ISBN 978-1-4406-4925-7.
December 1984 The Cavern Mecca, a Liverpool museum and information center, closes.
- ^ Sudbury, Julie. "Liverpool's first Beatles museum – The Cavern Mecca". tumblr. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "international Beatle Week". Cavern Club. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "The Cavern Club: History". The Cavern Club. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ Porter, Richard. "Jim Hughes, the Founder of Cavern Mecca Passes Away". blog.beatlesinlondon.com/. London Beatles Walks. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "interview with Jim Hughes (Manager of the Cavern Mecca and organiser of John Lennon Statue Appeal Fund) BREAKOUT Issue 6. Jan. 1982". 21 May 2010.
- ^ "Signed Beatles album Sgt. Pepper sells for $290,000". BBC News. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
Bibliography
- "Cavern Mecca". CavernMecca.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011.
- Philip Battle (January 1982). "The other side of the coin…..A tribute to John Lennon and an interview with Jim Hughes (Manager of the Cavern Mecca and organiser of John Lennon Statue Appeal Fund)". Breakout (6): 22–23.
External links
Media related to Cavern Mecca at Wikimedia Commons
- "The Cavern Mecca". Facebook.
- "John Lennon Statue at Hard Rock Cafe Washington DC" (photograph). – created by Alan Curran in 1984 after the original statue in 1981. Original was a fruit of the John Lennon Statue Appeal Fund organized by Jim Hughes of Cavern Mecca.
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