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.

Tour details

Including the sights of Historic Chester...

Chester Cathedral, the Roman Walls and Amphitheater, River Dee and much more!

John Lennon's Liverpool

THERE ARE PLACES I'LL 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 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.

Penny Lane
Penny Lane is a street in Liverpool. 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.

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 (née 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

Mendips (1945-1963)
251 Menlove Avenue, Woolton, Liverpool, ('Mendips') was the childhood home of John Lennon, he lived there with his Aunt Mimi and Uncle George. John Lennon composed many early Beatles songs, like 'Please Please Me' and 'Ask Me Why' in the front porch and in his bedroom.

(Pictures from the National Trust)

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.

Eleanor Rigby
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 last 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 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?

Mathew Street

The Cavern
10 Mathew Street, Liverpool. The Beatles first played The Cavern on Tuesday 21st March 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

IN MY LIFE ... I LOVE YOU MORE.

Beatles Webcams

MATHEW STREET AND ABBEY ROAD

See who's in Mathew Street, Liverpool, and crossing Abbey Road, London.

The Royal Liver Building (Liverpool Pier Head)

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