The architect behind a landmark Liverpool shopping centre has told the ECHO how the death of one of the most famous musicians of all time inspired its design.
David Backhouse was a student at Alsop High School in north Liverpool and qualified as an architect at the tender age of 22. He went on to work in housing in Liverpool but it wasn't until 1980 that his career had its defining moment with the design of Cavern Walks.
He said: "I was asked to look at the concourse on Lime Street and a 'working site' on Mathew Street . They'd knocked down a few warehouses on Mathew Street and were using them for storing materials and latrines and all sorts.
