For the Love of Art ; with a New Exhibition Dedicated to the Work of John Brett, Lorne Jackson Rekindles His Love for the Pre-Raphaelites

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My first visit to Liverpool was a disappointment - and it was all the fault of The Beatles.

Well, not just The Beatles. Greggs the bakers must shoulder some of the blame as well.

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For the Love of Art ; with a New Exhibition Dedicated to the Work of John Brett, Lorne Jackson Rekindles His Love for the Pre-Raphaelites

This was a few years ago, before Liverpool became the City Of Culture, and when strolling round Merseyside was as bleak and grey a prospect as an amble through Alistair Darling's eyebrows.

Every second shop on the high street was a Greggs. Every first shop was a Greggs, too.

The scenery became even more dismal when I drudged into Mathew Street, home of The Cavern, the club where The Beatles first made a name for themselves in their own town.

And it was still there....

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