Ringo Star’s boyhood home at 10 Admiral Grove in the Toxteth area of inner-city Liverpool. sold for £70,000. It was owned by a housing association, Plus Dane.
Plus Dane’s executive director, Claire Griffiths, said that proceeds from the home will be reinvested back into Plus Dane’s homes in the area. She also said that specific restrictions were placed on the sale so it cannot become a tourist attraction or museum.
Ringo Starr learned to play drums at that home. He moved there with his mother when his parents separated at age three .He also spent his formative years there celebrating his 21st birthday party and getting married at the property.
This home was a bargain compared to the other Beatles members homes that sold in recent years
Sir Paul McCartney’s childhood home at 72 Western Avenue, Speke, sold in six minutes to a local mystery buyer for £150,000 in 2015 .
George Harrison’s former home, 26 Upton Green, in Speke, sold for £156,000 in 2014
John Lennon’s childhood home at 9 Newcastle Road in Wavertree sold at auction for £480,000 in 2013.
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GarryRF,
Sure hope you picked up Ringo’s home. With all the Beatles collectors out there I’m surprised it went at that price.
I’ll make sure to walk by it and take note, next time I’m in Liverpool.
Careful, Rob! You may have awakened the wrath of Pete Best’s fan club!
Hi Rob. That’s just the going price for those properties. No sentimental value.
Ringo isn’t flavour of the month with many people now.
We don’t like “stars” who forget their roots here in Liverpool.
John, George and Paul often returned. Paul still makes frequent appearances helping our younger folks into making a career of arts and music.
In a recent TV interview Ringo was asked what he missed about Liverpool.
“Nothing” was his reply. Bold statement for a drummer who was evicted from recording sessions at Abbey Road by Sir George Martin ( recently deceased ) for a session drummer who could keep time with the music.
“LIPA” The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts welcomes students from around the world. Created by and funded with help from Sir Paul who often drops in for a couple of days.
It still is surprising to me that one of the world-wide Beatle collectors didn’t pay more for it. I’m sure whoever bought it will be richly rewarded in the years to come. My guess is the Housing association didn’t publicize the sale like they could of.
As for Liverpool, It’s one of the great cities in Europe, so I hope Ringo goes back now that he’s older and wiser. Maybe he needs a GarryRF tour of the city?
There are 469 things to do in Liverpool before seeing the home of the lamest drummer of the 60’s.
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/…seyside_England.html
So that’s why Ringo’s drum beat was so simple and repetitive — because he was lame! Makes sense.