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I was bored on the 9th of Octover 1940 when, I believe, the Nasties were still booming us led by Madolf Heatlump (who only had one). Anyway they didn't get me. I attended to varicous schools in Liddypol. And still didn't pass - much to my Aunties supplies. As a member of the most publified Beatles my (P, G, and R's) records might seem funnier to some of you than this book, but as far as I'm conceived this correction of short writty is the most wonderfoul larf I've every ready.
God help and breed you all.
(From John Lennon's book, In His Own Write)
The Beatles in Chester, England
Julia Baird - John Lennon's sister
'During childhood, John and I used to spend a lot of time in Chester. We used to come to Chester on the train from Liverpool as we always knew that Chester was the best place for clothes shopping. We used to go for lunch at 'Browns' and walk down by the river. Chester has always been in the family.'
Tour Features include:
Where John Lennon got the inspiration for the song 'Nowhere Man',
Where the Beatles played some of their earliest shows,
and where John Lennon spent his wedding night.
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Including the sights of Historic Chester...
Chester Cathedral, Roman Walls, Amphitheater, River Dee and much more!
John Lennon's Liverpool
THERE ARE PLACES I REMEMBER, ALL MY LIFE, THOUGH SOME HAVE CHANGED,
SOME FOREVER NOT FOR BETTER, SOME HAVE GONE AND SOME REMAIN.
The Beatles Liverpool Guide
Strawberry Field
Strawberry Field (Beaconsfield Road, Liverpool. L25) was the name of a Salvation Army Children's Home just around the corner from John Lennon's home in Menlove Avenue, Liverpool. John used to play in the trees behind the gates and enjoyed going to the annual fete with his Aunt Mimi. One of Lennon's childhood treats was the garden party that took place each summer in the grounds of Strawberry Field. Lennon's Aunt Mimi recalled: 'As soon as we could hear The Salvation Army band starting, John would jump up and down shouting, 'Mimi, come on. We're going to be late.''
Original photograph of Strawberry Field
Strawberry Field Gates
Penny Lane
Penny Lane (Liverpool. L18) is a street in Liverpool. John Lennon and Paul McCartney grew up in the area and they would meet at Penny Lane junction to catch a bus into the centre of the city. The fire station, the bank, the barbers shop and the 'shelter in the middle of a roundabout' are all in the area at the end of Penny Lane.
Penny Lane sign
John Lennon's Birthplace
John Winston Lennon was born on 9 October 1940, in the former Maternity Hospital on Oxford Street, Liverpool, to Julia Lennon (nee Stanley) and Alfred 'Freddie' Lennon, during the course of a German air raid in World War II. He was named after his paternal grandfather, John 'Jack' Lennon, and Winston Churchill (British Prime Minister).
ALL THESE PLACES HAD THEIR MOMENTS, WITH LOVERS AND FRIENDS I STILL CAN RECALL,
SOME ARE DEAD AND SOME ARE LIVING, IN MY LIFE I'VE LOVED THEM ALL.
Homes and Schools
John Lennon's first home, 9 Newcastle Road, is in the Liverpool suburb of Allerton, next to Penny Lane. John lived here with his mother Julia Stanley and his father Alfred Lennon. (1940-1945)
Mosspits Lane Infants School in Wavertree, Liverpool, was John Lennon's first school where he attended from Nov 1945 - May 1946, before moving to Dovedale Road Infants and Junior School which John Lennon and George Harrison both attended, although they did not know each other at this time. At the age of 11 John Lennon went on to Quarry Bank High School and George Harrison to the Liverpool Institute. John Lennon later moved to the Liverpool College Of Art in Hope Street, Liverpool.
Mendips (1945-1963)
251 Menlove Avenue, Woolton, Liverpool, (aka 'Mendips'). The house belonged to John's Aunt Mimi and his Uncle George. They took John in 1945 when he was five because his mother could not cope after John's father left them. He remained here until 1963 when he was 23 years old. John Lennon composed many early Beatles songs, like 'Please Please Me' and 'Ask Me Why' in the front porch and in his bedroom. In 2002 Yoko Ono bought the semi-detached house and donated to the National Trust. It was opened to the public on March 27, 2003.
The Porch where John Lennon would write poetry and songs.
BUT OF ALL THESE FRIENDS AND LOVERS, THERE IS NO ONE COMPARES WITH YOU,
AND THESE MEMORIES LOSE THEIR MEANING, WHEN I THINK OF LOVE AS SOMETHING NEW.
Lennon's Eye
Lennon's Eye is John Lennon's mosaic he had designed for his swimming pool, when he lived at his house 'Kenwood' in Weybridge, Surrey, England. (1964-1968).
The mosaic was based on the Eye of Knowledge, or the Middle Eye, which was part of the teachings of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
Lennon's Eye on display in Liverpool.
Eleanor Rigby & St. Peter's Church
Eleanor Rigby is a song by The Beatles, originally released on the 1966 album Revolver.
In the 1980s, a grave of an Eleanor Rigby was discovered in the graveyard of St. Peter's Church, Woolton, Liverpool, and a few yards away from that, another grave with the name McKenzie was discovered.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney spent a lot of time at the church and graveyard when they were young and the two of them had met there for the very first time during a garden fete at St. Peter's Church in 1957.
Was it just a strange coincidence or did they actually remember the names Eleanor Rigby and Father McKenzie from their childhood?
Eleanor Rigby grave.
The day John Lennon met Paul McCartney
John Lennon's band The Quarrymen (inspired by the name of Quarry Bank High school), were playing in St. Peter's Church field as part of the annual Woolton Fete on Saturday, 6th July, 1957. In the audience was Paul McCartney, who had come along just to watch the band. Lennon and McCartney later talked to each other about music, before the Quarrymen performed a second show in the Church Hall that evening. Paul McCartney recalled: 'There was a guy up on the stage wearing a checked shirt, looking pretty good singing a song I loved, the Del-Vikings' Come Go With Me. He was filling in with blues lines, I thought that was good, and he was singing well.'
John Lennon recalled: 'That was the day, the day I met Paul, that it started moving.' Read The day John met Paul
Mathew Street
Liverpool's historic Mathew Street is in Liverpool city centre. It is home of The Beatles. The Cavern Club, several Beatles shops, and many Beatles statues are there. The Grapes pub is packed with Beatles memorabilia, and it is here that The Beatles went to have a drink and relax after a show in the Cavern. Lennon's Bar and Rubber Soul nightclub offer Beatles themed entertainment all year long, and just around the corner in Stanley Street, sits, all alone, Eleanor Rigby's statue.
Beatle Street statue by artist Arthur Dooley was erected in 1974.
The Beatles Guide Book
Cavern Wall of Fame, with all the artists who have played in the Cavern Club.
The Eleanor Rigby statue was sculptured by Tommy Steele.
The Cavern
The Cavern Club is a rock 'n' roll underground club at number 10 Mathew Street, Liverpool. The club first opened on January 16, 1957 and The Beatles first played The Cavern on Tuesday 21st February 1961. Brian Epstein was introduced to the Beatles at the club on 9 November 1961. They went on to perform nearly 300 times at the Cavern Club, their final performance was on the 3rd August 1963.
THOUGH I KNOW I'LL NEVER LOSE AFFECTION, FOR PEOPLE AND THINGS THAT WENT BEFORE,
I KNOW I'LL OFTEN STOP AND THINK ABOUT THEM, IN MY LIFE I LOVE YOU MORE.
Around Liverpool
John Lennon married Cynthia Powell here. 64 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool. (23/08/1962)
Magical Mystery Tour Bus.
Yellow Submarine at the Albert Dock in Liverpool.
IN MY LIFE ... I LOVE YOU MORE.
John Lennon's guitar on display in the Cavern Pub, Mathew Street, Liverpool.
Live Beatles WebcamsMathew Street and Abbey Road
See who's in Mathew Street (Liverpool) and crossing Abbey Road (London)
The Beatles London Guide