Strawberry Field
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Strawberry Field is a visitor attraction and training centre in the Liverpool suburb of Woolton that is owned and operated by the Salvation Army. It operated as a children's home between 1936 and 2005
A 2002 image of the gatepost, with graffiti from Beatles fans
The gates of Strawberry Field
Strawberry Fields as it was shown on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey of 1891
251 Menlove Avenue
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251 Menlove Avenue is the childhood home of the Beatles' John Lennon. Located in the Woolton suburb of Liverpool, it was named Mendips after the Mendip Hills. The Grade II listed building is preserved
Strawberry Field
…the home became famous in 1967 with the release of the Beatles' single "Strawberry Fields Forever", written by John Lennon, who had grown up at nearby 251 Menlove Avenue. Beaconsfield Road, where Strawberry Field is located, is a side street from Menlove Avenue. One of Lennon's childhood treats was the garden party that…
Mendips, the childhood home of John Lennon
Lennon's bedroom was upstairs, left. The blue plaque was added as part of the English Heritage scheme.