Lost Liverpool pub The Monro to be 'brought back to life' after shock closure

The Monro is set to make a comeback this summer following the shock closure the landmark venue on Duke Street last year.

Former manager Will Lyons and the Monro team said: “After 20 wonderful years at The Monro, it is with great sadness we announce that we have been forced to close. Despite our best efforts to keep the doors open ... the situation is beyond our control.”

Now, less than a year since shutting up shop, the iconic pub is being ‘brought back to life’ by the team behind the Vines, Queen of Hope Street and Red Lion. A major player in the rejuvenation of Liverpool's boozers, the 1936 Pub Company confirmed they have acquired the site. In a statement on social media, the team said the pub is ‘returning with a bang’ and will be ‘brought back to life’, with an estimated July opening date.

The venue will serve ten cask ales and stouts and the large beer garden will make a comeback, with the team adding: “We think you’ll like what we do with the old place.”