The childhood home of George Harrison is set to be commemorated.
Historic England will unveil a blue plaque at 12 Arnold Grove to recognise the late Beatle’s contribution to culture through film, music and humanitarian work.
Harrison, who died in 2001, spent the first seven years of his life in the Wavertree house, where his family retained strong links with the locale.
Both of his parents had grown up in the area while his maternal grandparents lived in Albert Grove, the next street over, before the former moved in 1950.
In his memoirs, the man dubbed the ‘Quiet Beatle’ wrote: “To look at, it is just like Coronation Street: no garden, door straight on to the street.
“It was OK that house, very pleasant being little and it was always sunny in summer.”
Harrison’s widow Olivia will be present at Friday’s ceremony and spoke of the pride at the late musician and songwriter’s first home being recognised.
She said: “This blue plaque recognition of George’s birthplace is a source of family pride for all the Harrisons, and something that none of us, mainly George, would ever have anticipated.
“So much of who George was came from being born and spending his earliest years at 12 Arnold Grove, undeniably a part of who George was.
“He left a footprint on this world, on this country, in this city and on this street.”
Harrison is the second Beatle to receive a Historic England plaque in his native city, with the first awarded to John Lennon’s home at 251 Menlove Avenue.