Lathom Hall

[1] On 14 May 1960, the Silver Beatles auditioned at the hall during the interval of a performance by Cliff Roberts and the Rockers, Dick Dale and the Deltones, and King Size Taylor and the Dominoes.

The group later failed to notify Kelly that they could not play at the performance, having received an offer to tour Scotland with Johnny Gentle,[4] leaving him to explain to the audience why the advertised act would not appear.

A definitive cause is unknown, but it has been linked to the traumatic head injury he received during a fight outside Lathom Hall following one of the Beatles' performances in January 1961.

[9] After the popularity of Merseybeat subsided, the hall started to be used as a Royal Navy club before lying derelict for a number of years.

[10] In 1989, it was purchased by Brian Corrigan, who renovated the hall and reopened it as a bar and function venue decorated with Merseybeat memorabilia.