West Derby - Notable Residents

Notable Residents

Well known residents of West Derby have been; Shakespearian actor Leslie Banks, Patrick Mahon of the Crumbles murders, the Beatles' first drummer Pete Best, who lived in Haymans Green - the home of the Casbah Club where the group first practised; Bill Shankly the iconic Liverpool F.C. football manager, whose house overlooked Bellefield; Carla Lane the scriptwriter lived close by, as did Eddie Braben, the scriptwriter for Morecambe and Wise, Bessie Braddock the famous Liverpool Exchange Division MP and Olympic bronze medal boxer, David Price.

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