The Whitehouse (pub)

The Whitehouse

The Whitehouse, April 2010
Location 183-185 Duke Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Built c. 1800
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated 6 July 2004

The Whitehouse is a Grade II listed building in Duke Street, Liverpool, England.[1] The side of the building had an image of a giant rat holding a marker pen by graffiti artist Banksy.[2][3] In February 2010, the pub sold for £114,000 at auction,[4] but has since been turned into a bar and restaurant called Yardbird, following the removal and sale of the rat mural.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Listed Buildings Online - The Whitehouse
  2. ↑ "Banksy graffiti of giant machine gun-toting rat DOUBLES the value of a derelict pub". dailymail (London). 2008-10-31. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  3. ↑ "Banksy rat boosts pub sale price". bbc. 2008-10-31. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool Banksy rat pub building sold for £114,000 at auction". liverpooldailypost. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  5. ↑ Liverpool Echo (24 April 2014). "Banksy's Liverpool Rat to be auctioned on Sunday - Liverpool Echo". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 17 March 2016.

Coordinates: 53°24′01″N 2°58′36″W / 53.40019°N 2.97659°W / 53.40019; -2.97659

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