Childhood home of Ringo Starr - where he had his 21st birthday party and even got married - sells for £70K
The childhood home of Beatle Ringo Starr is due to be auctioned at the Cavern Club this evening.
- Rundown terrace property with two bedrooms was auctioned at the Cavern Club
- It had a guide price of £55K ($78K) and was expected to fetch six figures as Beatle fans competed to get a piece of musical history
- The property ending up being sold to a Beatles fan for only £70K
- The auction completes the sale of all of the childhood homes of the Fab Four in the past three years
- Auctioneer suggested this property didn't have the same scope for extending as the others
The childhood home of The Beatles' Ringo Starr has been auctioned at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
The rundown property in Liverpool had a guide price of just £55,000 ($78,000) and reveals the humble beginnings of a member of the world's biggest band.
It is a terrace house with two bedrooms at 10 Admiral Grove in Toxteth and was where the former Beatle lived as a small child and until he was 21.
The rundown property in Liverpool has a guide price of just £55,000, but is expected to fetch six figures as Beatle fans compete to get a piece of musical history
The terrace is in Liverpool's Admiral Grove in Toxteth and comes with a pint painted exterior and two bedrooms
The Beatle celebrated his 21st birthday party at the property and even got married there when he was 23.
His infant school - St Silas Primary - is nearby, although it is understood that he learned to read and write at the property following frequent absences from school due to illness.
It was a regular haunt for the Fab Four during their younger days, with other celebrities having spent time there - including the late Cilla Black.
The Empress Pub at the end of Admiral Grove was also famous for appearing on the front of Ringo's first solo album 'Sentimental Journey'.
The family home requires updating. This is reflected in the guide price that is £150,000 less than the average price of a home in England and Wales.
It was originally thought that Beatlemania could cause the price to skyrocket as fans of the band look to get their hands on a piece of musical history.
A precedent has been set by the sale of the nearby childhood homes of the other Beatles, all of which have been sold at auction.
Ringo Starr had his 21st birthday party at the property.
In October 2013, John Lennon's first home at 9 Newcastle Road was sold for £480,000 despite a guide price of £95,000.
And in December 2014, George Harrison's childhood home at 40 Upton Green had an auction guide price of £70,000 but sold for £156,000
A hat-trick was achieved in October last year with the sale of Paul McCartney's childhood home in 72 Western Avenue, which had a market value of £55,000 and yet sold for £150,000.
All three houses were sold by Countrywide Property Auctions, which also sold the Starr house at the Cavern Club.
The Cavern Club became a centre of the rock and roll music scene during the 1960s and is where The Beatles made their first appearance on February 9, 1961. During the following two years, the band made almost 300 appearances at the club.
Starr - who was born Richard Starkey - occasionally sang lead vocals for The Beatles, including for 'Yellow Submarine'. He also wrote some of their songs, such as 'Don't Pass Me By'.
He found success as a solo perform after the band's break-up in 1970, with his most successful UK single being 'Back Off Boogaloo', while in the US he had hits with 'It Don't Come Easy' and 'You're Sixteen'.
The auction guide price is £150,000 less than the average price of a home in England and Wales.
The property was a regular haunt for the Fab Four during their younger days.
Beatlemania could cause the price to soar as fans of the band look to get their hands on a piece of history.
Tony Webber, from Countrywide Property Auctions, said: 'Countrywide Auctions has had the privilege of selling the previous three Beatles' childhood homes which makes the sale of Ringo's, as the last one, particularly special.'
The property was bought at the auction for £70,000 by Jackie Holmes from London. She has previously bought the house of John Lennon's mother in Allerton last April and George Harrison's home in Speke the year before.
'I'm so glad I've got this house because Ringo's childhood home, like the other two Beatles properties I own, have got so much history behind them, which is what I love about them all. I'm a massive Beatles fan so I'm delighted.
'With this property I'm probably going to rent it out, ideally to a Beatles fan who I know will look after the house and cherish it.'
A history: Ringo was born at 9 Madryn Street in Liverpool, before his parents (pictured) moved the family to 10 Admiral Grove, which is up at auction today.
Source: dailymail.co.uk