A Son of the Rock

…. because I’ve been to Strawberry Fields. (Or more correctly it seems Strawberry Field.):-

Behind these gates was apparently a children’s home and though Wikipedia has John Lennon climbing into the place to play with them the guide on the bus tour our friends had booked said he would play truant from his own school hoping to catch a glimpse of girls beyond the trees behind the gates.

The present gates are replicas:-

When Lennon’s parents’ marriage fell apart he was taken in by his Aunt Mimi.

This is her house. They had a reasonably comfortable existence here you’d think:-

Note the notice on the gate post and the blue plaque on the house:-

In Liverpool reminders of the Beatles are never far away. Sgt Pepper flower bed:-

Memorial plaque:-

The Beatles: Strawberry Fields Forever