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 by the National Trust.
Residence of John Lennon
The 1933-built "Please Please Me" was also written there.
During the filming of the American TV film In His Life: The John Lennon Story in 2000, the then-owner of the house allowed the film crew inside, and also allowed them to knock down a downstairs wall to make room for the cameras. This resulted in 150 bricks being removed, which were later sold to Beatles fans.
On 7 December 2000, the day before the 20th anniversary of John Lennon's death, 251 Menlove Avenue was adorned with an English Heritage blue plaque, carrying the text "JOHN LENNON 1940–1980 Musician and Songwriter lived here 1945–1963".
Lennon's widow Yoko Ono bought the house in March 2002, and donated it to the National Trust in order to save it from further demolition and property speculators.
Every year on the anniversary of his death, the National Trust leave the bedroom light on in John Lennon's childhood home, all night.
In February 2012, both this house and Paul McCartney's childhood home at 20 Forthlin Road were Grade II listed by English Heritage.
In popular culture
- The house is featured on the sleeve of Oasis' single "Live Forever".
- Menlove Ave.<!-- DON'T CHANGE TO "Avenue"; it's an album title --> is a John Lennon album, posthumously released in 1986 under the supervision of Yoko Ono.
See also
- 12 Arnold Grove: childhood home of George Harrison
- 10 Admiral Grove: childhood home of Ringo Starr
- 20 Forthlin Road: childhood home of Paul McCartney
- Kenwood
- Tittenhurst Park
- The Dakota