Historic houses · North Wales
20 Forthlin Road
20 Forthlin Road — a Grade II*-listed historic house in wales-north, United Kingdom.
Philip Halling — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
20 Forthlin Road is a Grade II*-listed building in wales-north, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
20 Forthlin Road is a National Trust property in Allerton in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is the house in which Paul McCartney lived for several years before he rose to fame with the Beatles, and it is labelled by the National Trust as "the birthplace of the Beatles". It was also the home of his brother Mike and the birthplace of the comedy, poetry and music trio the Scaffold, of which Mike was a member.
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Background
History
The house was built in 1949 and owned by the local authority, and the McCartney family moved into it in 1955, when Paul was at secondary school. In 1965, Paul bought his father Jim a house in Heswall, a wealthy part of the Wirral. The house has been owned by the National Trust since 1995. The Trust markets the house as "the birthplace of the Beatles", since this is the place where the Beatles composed and rehearsed their earliest songs. Unlike Mendips, the childhood home of John Lennon, which was commemorated with an English Heritage blue plaque on 7 December 2000, the day before the 20th anniversary of his death, 20 Forthlin Road has not received a blue plaque. Under English Heritage…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.3697, -2.8979
- District
- Liverpool
- Parish
- Liverpool, unparished area
- Postcode
- L18 9TN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Liverpool Garston
- Official site
- www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2814706 (CC0)
- wikipedia: 20 Forthlin Road (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is 20 Forthlin Road?
- 20 Forthlin Road is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode L18 9TN), in the parish of Liverpool, unparished area.
- Who owns 20 Forthlin Road?
- 20 Forthlin Road is owned by National Trust.
- Is 20 Forthlin Road a listed building?
- 20 Forthlin Road is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- How do I get to 20 Forthlin Road?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode L18 9TN. It sits within the Liverpool Garston parliamentary constituency.