Iron Door Club

Iron Door Club

The Iron Door Club was a music venue at 13 Temple Street, Liverpool founded by Geoff Hogarth and Harry Ormesher. [ [http://www.stu.ca/~pmccorm/irondoorclubfaq.html McCormack, Peter. 'Just The Facts', "Iron Door Club" (3 October 2004)] . Retrieved 4 August 2007.] It opened in May 1960 and closed in 1964. [ [http://www.stu.ca/~pmccorm/irondoorclubtimeline.html McCormack, Peter. 'The Iron Door Club Timeline', "Iron Door Club" (March 2007)] . Retrieved 4 August 2007.] The Searchers played there regularly [ [http://www.rickresource.com/searchers/searchershistory.html McCormack, Peter. 'The Searchers History', "Needles & Pins" (2005)] . Retrieved June 18 2005.] and it was the first venue where The Beatles played under that name (strictly, the name they used there on 15 May 1960 was "Silver Beetles", having played at Liverpool's Lathom Hall as the Silver Beats on the previous night). [ [http://www.stu.ca/~pmccorm/irondoorclubscouserock.html McCormack, Peter. '"Silver Beetles" Pass The Audition', "Iron Door Club" (19 October 2004)] . Retrieved 4 August 2007.]

When the club first opened as licensed premises in 1960, it had a capacity of some 1,650 people. In 1963, the adjacent warehouse was acquired. The basement and the ground floors of the two buildings were opened up into single spaces. [ [http://www.stu.ca/~pmccorm/irondoorclubfaq.html McCormack, Peter. 'Just The Facts', "Iron Door Club" (3 October 2004)] . Retrieved 4 August 2007.] After the club closed in 1964 the premises became the Pyramid Club. [ [http://www.stu.ca/~pmccorm/irondoorclubfaq.html McCormack, Peter. 'Just The Facts', "Iron Door Club" (3 October 2004)] . Retrieved 4 August 2007.]

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