00:00 Liverpool Beatles Museums unveiled its latest acquisition. Already home to one of the largest
00:07 fab four collections in the world, its newest edition is one of its most unusual.
00:13 What we unveiled today is the back door to Upton Green. And Upton Green, Beatles fans
00:21 will obviously know the relevance of Upton Green. For other people Upton Green was George
00:25 Harrison's childhood home. They moved into the house in 1950 when George was six and
00:32 the Harrisons didn't move out of the house until late 1962. So going through that back
00:38 door of the house would have been George obviously, John Lennon, Paul McCartney.
00:43 Located in a Grade II listed building in the heart of Matthew Street, the museum offers
00:47 a new perspective on the greatest rock and roll band of all time.
00:51 The new owner of the house, a guy Ken Lambert bought the house I think two, three years
00:57 ago. And when he bought the house, the sellers basically said, "Oh, in case you're interested,
01:06 the original back door to this house is in an outbuilding. It's a bit, you know, worse
01:11 for wear, but it's there. It's been there for 70 years." So he pulled the back door
01:17 out because he was interested, renovated it, but he didn't want to put the back door back
01:22 on the house. So he came to us.
01:25 Visitors can also explore hundreds of other personal items, including never before seen
01:30 letters, exclusive interviews with band members and previously unseen footage of the band.
01:37 So for Beatle fans, they can open the door to George's house as John, Paul and George
01:43 did. And when you open the door, there's a beautiful collage basically of George's life
01:49 at the house. So you're getting to look into George's past. So yeah, we're really happy
01:55 it's here.
01:56 There's rare items here, which are obviously very, very valuable. So we go from these rare
02:02 items down the board to items where a Beatle fan coming in can go, "Oh my God, I bought
02:10 that in 1973," or "I got one of them from 1968."
02:15 An official report commissioned by the British Council on Eurovision 2023, which was held
02:21 in Liverpool, has said that hosting the song contest has meant the city isn't just recognised
02:27 for its association with the Beatles.
02:31 Eurovision had an impact on Liverpool when it came to Liverpool, and anything that can
02:36 be done to advertise the city is obviously a plus. Did Eurovision advertise the city?
02:42 Yes, it did. Is there more to Liverpool than the Beatles? Well, of course there is. But
02:50 Eurovision, no Eurovision, shipping, the football club, what's Liverpool known for worldwide
02:58 is the Beatles. The Beatles put Liverpool on the map.
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