The home of John Lennon’s mother, dubbed the House of Sin, is expected to sell for £250,000 at auction.
The three-bedroom house played a significant role in both Lennon and Sir Paul McCartney’s musical development, the auction house said.
Lennon visited the home regularly while his mother lived there from 1950 until her death in 1958, along with husband John “Bobby” Dykins, and the singer’s sisters Julia Baird and Jacqueline Dykins.
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Lennon and McCartney, who would become founding members of the Beatles, rehearsed at the semi-detached house with their bandmates in The Quarrymen, never fearing a noise complaint from Lennon’s mother Julia.
In her book Imagine This, Baird wrote of their mother: “I shall never forget the hilarious bathroom jam sessions she shared with the budding Beatles.
“The bathroom in our little house in Blomfield Road was probably one of the smallest in Britain.
“To see John, Paul, George, Pete Shotton, Ivan Vaughan, my mother and probably a couple of hangers-on scrambling around inside, trying to find a place to sit, was like a comedy act.
“They would be squeezed into the bath, perched on top of the loo seat, propped up against the handbasin, squatted on the floor, and standing with one leg up on the edge of the bath to support a guitar.
“Even getting the door closed was a feat. They sometimes went on for hours, letting rip into all those now classic tunes like Maggie May, Besame Mucho, Alleycat, and the theme music from The Third Man.”
The home was dubbed the “House of Sin” by John’s aunt Mimi, the auction house said.
Paul Fairweather, auctioneer at Omega Auctions, said: “This house is well known to Beatles fans and anyone who has even a passing interest in how the world’s most famous musical group came to be.
“We saw worldwide interest in our recent sale of George Harrison’s childhood home and we expect possibly even greater attention on this property.
“It has huge historical importance, is in a great area and is an established part of the Beatles tours around the city. We are excited to see what it will achieve when the sale ends.”
The online-only auction will finish on September 26 at 7pm.
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