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Below lists some of the most famous Beatles hang-outs in Merseyside.

Liverpool City Centre

1. Jacaranda, 23 Slater Street. Recently restored to its former glory (and name) the 'Jac' is today still packed out with happy revellers most nights of the week. The Beatles played here on a regular basis and John and Stuart Sutcliffe painted the basement!
2. The Blue Angel, Seel Street. This dark and atmospheric nightclub is still as popular as ever. Full to bursting most days a week, the Blue Angel was once awash with superstars. Bob Dylan once visited, as did the hugely famous Judy Garland - and she paid in!
3. Liverpool Institute, Mount Street. The school where both Paul and George attended, Paul being in the year above.
4. Liverpool College of Art, Hope Street. The college which John attended and the place where he met both Cynthia Powell and Stuart Sutcliffe. It is also rumoured that the band's first amplifier was nicked from the college.
5. Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital, Myrtle Street. Now a woman's hospital, it is here where Ringo spent many months of his childhood with several ailments (he had peritonitis at one point).
6. Lewis's, Ranelagh Street. The famous department store where the band played several staff parties. Paul once worked here too as a delivery man.
7. The Cavern, Mathew Street. A Victorian warehouse that used to stand in Mathew Street became a jazz club in 1957, but later started to feature 'beat g groups'. The basement of the building was known as the Cavern Club. The Beatles played here nearly 300 times between March 1961 and August 1963. During that time Cilla Black was in charge of the cloakroom. Many other bands famous for the 'Mersey' sound played here, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Swinging Blue Jeans, the Searchers and Billy J. Kramer to name but a few.
8. Liverpool Maternity Hospital, Oxford Street. Birthplace of John Lennon. The hospital is no longer there after being demolished.
9. Lime Street. Home to Liverpool's main railway station and mentioned in the song 'Polythene Pam', the street used to be a well known hang out for prostitutes.

Outside City Centre

1. Quarry Bank Grammar, Harthill Road. John Lennon's school where he formed his first band - The Quarry Men.
2. Penny Lane, 'Off Smithdown Road', Allerton. The road itself is very small and located at major junction just of Smithdown Road. Amazingly enough, you can still find the buildings listed in the song: the Barber shop, the Fish & Chip Shop and the Bank. If your planning a visit and intend to get your picture taken next to the famous road sign, you might be disappointed to find that the sign is not there - it probably has been stolen! But don't despair, you can buy your very own sign in one of the many city centre souvenir shops.
3. Strawberry Field(s), Beaconsfield Field Road, L25. The old Salvation Army children's home where John would play as child and attend charity fetes. Note the name 'field' and 'fields'.
4. 197 Queens Drive, L15. The former home of Brian Epstein located in the affluent Childwall area.
5. 20 Forthlin Road. Well basically its a typical Liverpool terraced house where Paul McCartney grew up. The evidence is on the walls of Paul's bedroom where he would scribble lyrics and so forth. Today the property is owned by the National Trust.
6. Madryn Street, Princes Park. Birthplace of Ringo Star aka Richard Starkey
7. Walton General Hospital, Rice Lane, Walton. Birthplace of Paul McCartney
8. 12 Arnold Grove, Wavertree. Birthplace of George Harrison
9. St Peter's Church, Woolton. The venue for the Quarry Men's first gig and the exact location where John and Paul where introduced to each other. Paul shows what he can do with a guitar and John is 'eventually' impressed by the 15 year-old. Paul joins the Quarry Men

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