LOOK: Inside the childhood homes of John Lennon and Paul McCartney

Over 50 years after they first took the charts by storm, The Beatles are still as strong a draw as ever.

Millions of tourists flock to Liverpool each year, eager to take in the birthplace of the Fab Four and see where it all began, and there is no better way to immerse yourself in the history of pop’s greatest band than with a tour of the childhood homes of John Lennon (Mendips on Menlove Avenue) and Paul McCartney (20 Forthlin Road in Allerton), operated by the National Trust.

Yoko Ono, John Lennon’s widow, bought Mendips in 2002 when the previous owner died. She then donated the property to the National Trust, and asked them to “restore the house to what it once was, and tell John’s story”. 20 Forthlin Road has been within the ownership of the National Trust for 16 years.

Each home has been meticulously restored to the homes that Lennon and McCartney would recognise from their younger years, using photographs and eyewitness accounts to restore original fixtures and fittings, and source identical items of furniture.

You can read the rest of this fascinating story by Kirsty McHale of the Liverpool Echo here

You can also find an incredible range of Beatles vinyl, CDs and memorabilia at eil.com