The photos above were taken on my Magical Mystery Tour in Liverpool. The first two are of Mendips, the childhood home of John Lennon. If you've ever seen the 2009 movie Nowhere Boy, Mendips probably looks familiar. I'm not sure if they used the actual house at all in the movie, but this is certainly what it looks like. John grew up here with his Aunt Mimi during his Quarry Bank days and it witnessed the forming of The Beatles. Compared to George, Ringo, and even Paul's Liverpool homes (seen below) it is clear that John grew up in the most comfortable life, though it was often rife with family problems and devastation. The bottom two pictures are from Paul's childhood home on Forthlin Road. John and Paul wrote some of the most famous Beatles songs here, including the 1963 hit, "She Loves You." Both Mendips and Paul's home are part of England's National Trust now, thanks to Yoko's work to preserve both as they would have been in the 1950s. It's incredibly difficult to get a tour inside each house, and it is recommended that they be booked at least six months in advance. Still, it was incredible to stand on the streets that both Beatles grew up on and look upon the same sights as they did while they were forming the Beatles.
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