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Omega Auctions is selling the Liverpool home where Sir Paul McCartney learned to play guitar as a child, located at 43 Elswick Street, for an estimated £150,000 to £170,000. The house, a two-bedroom mid-terrace property in the Dingle area, holds historical significance as documented by McCartney himself in a letter about his friend Ian James’s guitar. The auction is set to conclude on October 26 at 1pm.
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The house at 43 Elswick Street in Liverpool, where Sir Paul McCartney learned to play guitar as a child, is up for auction with an estimate of £150,000 – £170,000. This property holds significant historical value due to its connection to the early musical education of one of the most iconic figures in rock music. In a letter, McCartney stated that it was at this address where he first held and learned chords on Ian James' guitar, an instrument later sold for £330,000 in 2006 with McCartney's provenance. The auction is being conducted by Omega Auctions, a firm known for selling Beatles-related properties including the homes of John Lennon’s mother Julia and George Harrison.
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The house where Beatles star Sir Paul McCartney first learned to play the guitar is up for sale at auction this month.
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McCartney → learn → auction
The address is the former home of Sir Paul’s childhood friend Ian James, where the musician has recalled first holding a guitar, learning his first chords and is known to have listened to the rock and roll records that fuelled his love for music.
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that → recall → music
The connection is well documented by Sir Paul himself.
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In a letter concerning the guitar used at the house, he wrote: “The above guitar, belonging to my old school pal Ian James, was the first guitar I ever held, it was also the guitar on which I learned my first chords in his house at 43 Elswick Street, Liverpool 8.”
The guitar was subsequently sold by Mr James for £330,000 in 2006, with Sir Paul providing his written provenance for the instrument.
The house is being offered with an estimate of £150,000 – £170,000.
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The house is to be sold by Merseyside-based music specialist auctioneers Omega Auctions, which has previously sold properties connected to the Beatles including the house of John Lennon’s mother Julia and a house where George Harrison spent much of his childhood.
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Harrison → sell → childhood
43 Elswick Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace home situated in Liverpool’s Dingle area.
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It comes with an enclosed porch leading into the living room, a kitchen, a downstairs WC and access to a shared rear alleyway, currently used for bin storage.
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Dan Muscatelli-Hampson, director of operations and consignments at Omega Auctions, said of the sale: “We have a great track record of selling properties around Liverpool connected to the Beatles and I’m sure we’ll see similar interest in this historic house.
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Beyond the important link to Paul McCartney – it’s a super property in a very up and coming part of the city.”
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The auction will finish on October 26 at 1pm.
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