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- ↑ Pye, Ken (2011), Discover Liverpool, Liverpool: Trinity Mirror Media, p. 78, ISBN 978-1-906802-90-5
- ↑ A History of the Racquet Club, Racquet Club Hotel and Ziba Restaurant, archived from the original on 3 September 2011, retrieved 19 August 2011
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