Since the closure in 1973 there has been much misinformation regarding the club and now is the time to dispel three of these Cavern myths.
Myth One
The Cavern was knocked down in 1973 and in its place a car park was built.
The Facts
The Cavern was and still is a basement cellar club. The buildings above the Cavern were fruit warehouses. These were knocked down in 1973. The Cavern was below ground level thus it was not knocked down, it was simply filled in.
The Reason for the Myth
When the fruit warehouses were knocked down, it left an open space within the city centre. This open ground was used by the locals as a car parking space. A car park was never built as the mythology would have you believe.
Myth Two
The original Cavern was on the opposite side of the road from the site of the Cavern Club today.
The Facts
The Cavern today occupies 75% of its original site. The address of the Cavern in 1957 when it opened was 10 Mathew Street. The address today is 10 Mathew Street.
The Reason for the Myth 2
The fruit warehouses above The Cavern were demolished in 1973 and The Cavern Club was closed down. The Council were planning to use the Cavern basements for improvements to the Merseyside Underground Railway system (which never did materialise). The Cavern Club was filled in and remained intact until 1982. Meanwhile, the owner of The Cavern, Mr. Roy Adams opened a new club opposite the original site calling it The Cavern. He erected a new 30 foot Cavern sign over his new doorway and an accompanying plaque which stated
