25 Upton Green - The Beatles George Harrison House

A Piece of 25 Upton Green, the Beatles' Early Rehearsal Room

This specimen comes from 25 Upton Green, the Liverpool house where the Harrison family lived. It is authentic Beatles memorabilia: a fragment of door frame from George Harrison's home.

Product Details

• Specimen: Hand-cut fragment of door frame from 25 Upton Green, Liverpool
• Source: Stored in the attic after the Harrisons left, shared by the home's current owner
• Display: Clear-lidded riker case, about 4.5 in x 3.5 in
• Includes: Information card that serves as the certificate of authenticity
• Note: Color and texture vary from piece to piece.

Where the Quarrymen Rehearsed

In 1958 George Harrison joined Paul McCartney and John Lennon in the Quarrymen. He was 15. The band met often to practice at George's parents' house.

The living room hosted some of the earliest rehearsals of the group that became the Beatles. This George Harrison house stands in Speke, in southeast Liverpool.

A Door Frame From the Attic

The Harrisons left in 1962. The house was rented out for about forty years, and a Beatles fan bought it in 2014. The door frame was removed after the family departed and kept in the attic.

Each Beatles memorabilia piece here is cut by hand from that frame. Explore more in our English and British History Collection.

Display and Care

Keep the fragment in its case, away from damp and direct sun. Wood can dry and crack.

About the Harrisons

The Harrison family moved into this George Harrison house in 1949. Harold drove a school bus and Louise taught ballroom dance. At 14 George taught himself guitar. The Quarrymen rehearsals followed in that same house.

For More Reading from the Web

• Read about the house, its Quarrymen rehearsals and its later life as a rental. George Harrison's Childhood Home Is Now a Vacation Rental - Smithsonian Magazine
• Read the supplier's page on this specimen. 25 Upton Green - Mini Museum