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Setlist: from four childhood homes to the rooftop.
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Setlist: from four childhood homes to the rooftop.
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20 Forthlin Road
The McCartney family lived here from 1955 to about 1964; Paul’s mother Mary died about a year after they moved in.
Inside only on the same National Trust tour; otherwise from the street.
St Peter’s Church, Woolton
John met Paul in St Peter’s Church Hall on the evening of Saturday 6 July 1957; Paul joined the group about two weeks later.
The churchyard is on Church Road; the hall is across the road. Check the parish website for church opening.
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Strawberry Field
A Salvation Army children’s home from 1936 to 2005; young John Lennon, who lived nearby, played in its grounds.
Open daily 10am–5pm; the gardens, café and gates are free and the exhibition is ticketed.
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Penny Lane
The shelter in the middle of the roundabout stands on its own island; it later became a bistro and has stood closed since.
A public street; the shelter is at the Smithdown Place end and the barber’s is a working shop.
The Casbah Coffee Club
Mona Best’s cellar club opened on 29 August 1959 with the Quarrymen: Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Ken Brown.
Pre-booked guided tours only, by phone through petebest.com; it is also the Best family’s property.
The Cavern Club
The Cavern opened at 10 Mathew Street on 16 January 1957 and was forced to close in 1973.
Open daily from 11am with live music; entry bought at the door, card only. This is the reconstruction, not the original cellar.
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Setlist: from four childhood homes to the rooftop.
St Peter’s Church, Woolton ↗Penny Lane ↗Strawberry Field ↗The Casbah Coffee Club ↗20 Forthlin Road ↗The Cavern Club ↗
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