Liverpool 80s nightclub where clubbers were affectionately known as 'Snobs'

For decades, one Liverpool city centre venue was home to numerous nightclubs, attracting clubbers across the generations.

Clubbers of the 90s and 00s will know it as Nation - but the nightclub spot in Wolstenholme Square lived many lives before its demolition. Back in 1969, Norman Baker opened Russell's, which quickly became known as one of the North West’s premium cabaret clubs.

In its ten year reign, famous faces were known to regularly frequent the club, from Bruce Forsyth and Lulu to Bob Monkhouse, Tony Christie and more. But rising overheads and spiralling artists’ fees led to its closure in 1979.