John Lennon's mother's home to be sold: 'Huge historical importance'

2022-08-30

All you need is love (and about £250,000): Former Liverpool home of John Lennon’s mother where he and Paul McCartney rehearsed before forming the Beatles heads to auction

Blomfield Road home of John Lennon’s late mother Julia is up for sale and expected to sell for £250,000
Lennon and his bandmates, including Paul McCartney, would often rehearse there before forming The Beatles
The three-bedroom semi-detached home will be sold in online-only auction ending on September 26

The home where John Lennon often rehearsed his music before going on to form The Beatles is up for sale.

The three-bedroom semi-detached house on Blomfield Road in Liverpool, which was the home of Lennon’s mother Julia from 1950 until her death in 1958, is expected to sell for £250,000 at auction.

Lennon and his bandmate Sir Paul McCartney would often rehearse in the quaint home, dubbed the ‘House of Sin’, with their The Quarrymen bandmates.

Years later, they went on to form The Beatles.

The home where John Lennon often rehearsed his music before going on to form The Beatles is going under the hammer. Pictured: John Lennon’s mother’s home

Lennon and his bandmate Sir Paul McCartney would often rehearse in the quaint home, dubbed the ‘House of Sin’, with their The Quarrymen bandmates. Years later, they went on to form The Beatles. Pictured: The Beatles posing together. From left to right: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr

Pictured: The kitchen inside the home of John Lennon’s mother Julia, where he often practiced his music

Lennon’s half-sister Julia Baird – who was raised in the home and watched on during many of the makeshift band practices – said she will ‘never forget the hilarious bathroom jam sessions she shared with the budding Beatles’.

‘The bathroom in our little house in Blomfield Road was probably one of the smallest in Britain.

‘To see John, Paul, George, Pete Shotton, Ivan Vaughan, my mother and probably a couple of hangers-on scrambling around inside, trying to find a place to sit, was like a comedy act.

‘They would be squeezed into the bath, perched on top of the loo seat, propped up against the handbasin, squatted on the floor, and standing with one leg up on the edge of the bath to support a guitar.’

Ms Baird said it was a feat to even close the door as the group would practice for hours on end.

‘Even getting the door closed was a feat. They sometimes went on for hours, letting rip into all those now classic tunes like Maggie May, Besame Mucho, Alleycat, and the theme music from The Third Man.’

While Lennon himself never lived in the home, he often would visit his mother and sisters there and bring his bandmates to rehearse

Pictured: The living room at Blomfield Road, which has just hit the market again

The home will be sold in an online-only auction which will finish at 7pm on September 26

Paul Fairweather, auctioneer at Omega Auctions, said the home is famed among Beatles fans, which will likely spark further interest in the sale.

‘This house is well known to Beatles fans and anyone who has even a passing interest in how the world’s most famous musical group came to be,’ he said.

‘We saw worldwide interest in our recent sale of George Harrison’s childhood home and we expect possibly even greater attention on this property.

‘It has huge historical importance, is in a great area and is an established part of the Beatles tours around the city.’

The home will be sold in an online-only auction which will finish at 7pm on September 26.

Pictured: The staircase inside the three-bedroom semi-detached home where John Lennon’s mother lived – which is now for sale

Paul McCartney and John Lennon often rehearsed in the bathroom together before going on to form The Beatles

It last sold in 2015 to then-47-year-old super-fan Jackie Holmes.

Ms Holmes paid £155,000 for the property and planned to live in it – just one year after she also purchased the home where George Harrison grew up for £156,000.

‘I love them enough to own two of their houses,’ she said at the time.

After securing the purchase, she revealed her plans to turn Harrison’s childhood home into a Beatles-themed rental.

‘I may rent Blomfield Road out for a short while until I sort out moving up here from London,’ she said.

Paul Fairweather, auctioneer at Omega Auctions, said the home is famed among Beatles fans, which will likely spark further interest in the sale

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