My magical mystery tour

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Decided to post this up - as may be of some interest to members on here.

It's something i posted on another forum a few months back, have copied the wording from there but it's all my own words/work/photos. Dates back to mid September this year.

THREAD STARTS (21/09/08)

Well, not really a mystery tour as i knew where i was going!

Basically, every weekend morning, BabyB wakes me up very early and we usually end up going for a walk. Yesterday however, i took him for a 5 mile walk and mid-way round decided that today, we'd go somewhere in the car. He normally, when walking, has a bit of a giggle and a nosey around and then falls asleep for an hour or so. Plan was for him to do the same in the car.

So, today i set off - armed with a tiny bit of research that i did last night.

First stop, 35 mins from my house.

STOP NR 1

Strawberry Field, Beaconsfield Road, Woolton, L25 - as in 'The' Strawberry Fields and the possibly the most famous gates in the world??

STOP 2

About 2 mins from Strawberry Field, and a flying visit as it appeared to be somebody's house! 'Mendips', 251 Menlove Avenue L25, John Lennon's home from 1945 to 1963. Now owned by the National Trust, having been donated by Yoko Ono.

STOP NR 3

Sgt Peppers Bistro - now closed. Forms the centre piece of the junction between Smithdown Road and Penny Lane, L18.

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Please Wait Till 'the End' - Few More Pics To Go Yet!!

 

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Note - 'Tony Slavin' shop - next to the Coca Cola shop was the original barbers in the song.


STOP NR 4

12 Arnold Grove, Wavertree, L15 - about 5 mins from Penny Lane - birth place of George Harrison.

The door between the 2 hanging baskets on the right hand side, the red painted house was nr 12 (behind the Zafira). Appeared quite run down -these people mustn't realise who lived there!!?!

 

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Continued.....

STOP NR 5
About 5 mins from Arnold Grove, 20 Forthlin Road, L18.

Another NT property - as lived in by Paul McCartney as the beatles were formed.

Seemed quite a rough area to be honest.

(Nr 20 is just behind the silver car on the right)

STOP NR 6

Back past Penny Lane and into the City.

Entrance to Mathew Street with the Cavern PUB ahead. The Cavern club is elsewhere on the street but i couldn't get out of the car as BabyB was asleep.

 

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'A Hard days night' - a beatles themed hotel opened in 2004.

Blue Angel - a nightclub where the Beatles got through an audition in 1960, just! The rest from there is history!!

A bold statement

Original site of 'Cream' at Nation, Wolstenhole Square, L1.

Wolstenholme Square, L1.

 

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Continued...

STOP NR 6 (Continued)
Last couple of city centre sites as there was some sort of marathon on so a lot of roads were closed.

The Jacaranda, Slater Street - a coffee bar owned originally by Alan Williams who was the Beatles first manager - a haunt of theirs and somewhere where they rehearsed.

Then, down to the marina for a brew.

STOP 7
On with the riot gear, off to Toxteth!

9 Madryn Street, The Dingle, Toxteth, L8 - birthplace of Ringo Starr in 1940.

Nr 9

 

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Nr 9 is one of only 4 houses on the whole street not boarded up - the whole area of 'The Welsh streets' as they are called is earmarked for the bulldozers!

Next street to Madryn Street has all but one property not boarded up!

 

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STOP 8 - Nr 8 Haymans Green, W. Derby
About 15 mins from the marina, quite a nice residential street

PIC

Nr 8 was once home to Pete Best - the Beatle that never was! His Mum set up a coffee bar underneath called the Casbah - Pete Best became the beatles drummer in 1960 after they'd played there a few times - http://www.casbahcoffeeclub.com

PIC

Would appear to be someones house now.

PIC

THE END
A pleasant 2hrs 40mins waste of a good weathered Sunday morning - 34.8 mpg - and not a peep from the baby!!

PIC


(MB forum note - the last pics are not shown as im over capacity on this post. If anyone wants to see the pics - please just shout and i will post another thread with the pics on - hope you enjoyed though - THE END)

 

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Thanks for the guided tour,, never seen all that before

 

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It was all new to me Malcolm too.

My Mum works at a museum locally and they had a book there called 'Liverpool - music city' - so i had a read and thought to myself that i'd try and do a whistlestop tour. Was a nice morning in terms of weather so went for it. The McCartney and Lennon houses are now NT owned and are regularly on the local news programmes - but the Harrison and Star houses are very rarely shown - possibly because one is lived in and the other is set for demolition!

Would recommend that little drive to anyone - was good fun.

Will put a map together if people want to have a go themselves.