The family home where John Lennon practiced with Beatles bandmate Sir Paul McCartney as a teenager has sold at auction for almost £280,000. The modest three-bedroom semi in Blomfield Road in Allerton, Liverpool, played a instrumental role his musical development.
The Pebble-dashed property was the home of his mother Julia and dubbed 'the House of Sin' by his aunt Mimi, who he lived with as a youngster. But John would regularly visit his mother, who became like a "young aunt or big sister" figure to him in his teenage years and would host regular jam sessions in the bathroom.
Omega Auctions said the house - described as a generous sized corner plot with front, side and rear gardens - was bought by a UK-based "big Beatles fan" for £279,500. From 1950 to 1958 John’s mother Julia and his sisters, Julia and Jackie, lived in the three-bedroom council house with his mum’s new partner John ‘Bobby’ Dykins.
