IT almosT REVERBERATES WITH THE MUSIC OF THE BEATLES !

Own one of only 150 bricks removed from the interior of the most famous rock and roll home of all time. 

From the age of five to twenty-three and through the onset of Beatlemania in 1963, JOHN LENNON lived at this home, called "Mendips," at 251 Menlove Avenue, Liverpool, England. It was here that John and Paul McCartney would write songs and practice with George Harrison on their guitars, and where they formed the Quarrymen and The BeaTles.

John often practiced the guitar in the house and it was there that he composed and rehearsed many songs, including "She Loves You," "Please Please Me," "I Call Your Name," and "I'll Get You." "The house resonates with a special atmosphere. It was, after all, where many of John's songs that we now hold so dear were born." (Yoko Ono).

John would sit in the house writing poetry and song lyrics: "He never had a pencil out of his hand", his Aunt Mimi remembered. "He'd write something down, then screw up the bit of paper and throw it away and start again. And he'd say: 'You ought to pick these up, Mimi, because I'm going to be famous one day and they'll be worth something.'"

Even the very bricks of the house are of such importance now that the National Trust owns the home and gives tours to the public. It almost gives the impression that if you hold it to your ear you could still here the teenage BeaTles practicing!

It was at Mendips that John would listen to the latest American rock ‘n’ roll songs himself and with Paul. This is where he began the extraordinary collaboration that would become the most famous partnership in the history of pop music. When Paul started coming round to Mendips John and Paul would sit for hours playing records, picking out tunes, and beginning to compose their own songs.

In 2000, the owner of Mendips allowed NBC to film a movie about John in the home, and even allowed the removal of part of a wall to aid in filming. 150 bricks were salvaged from Mendips and were auctioned in November 2000.

This is a very rare opportunity to obtain a piece of Mendips. The home is now owned by the National Trust, and they will not even allow photographs inside the house, much less taking souvenirs. As you can imagine, it was not difficult to find 150 persons who wanted to add one of these rare, genuine artifacts of Beatles history to their collection. Miss this auction and you may not see another one for years. Bid early and often!