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Key to Paul McCartney's childhood home fetches £5k

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A silver house key with a paper label attached to it with string through the hole of the key. The paper label has old-fashioned handwriting on it which reads: "To Kathy, the key from 20 Forthlin Road, Allerton, Liverpool 18. Paul McCartney's home until June 1963, from Ashley J Jones, present occupant". The key and label have been placed on navy blue background material.

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Key to Paul McCartney's childhood home sells for £5,000 at auction

Overview

A key to Sir Paul McCartney's former childhood home at 20 Forthlin Road in Liverpool, along with a photograph and a tag, has been sold at Dominic Winter Auctioneers in the Cotswolds for £5,000, which is double its estimated price.

Key points

  • Sir Paul McCartney lived at 20 Forthlin Road in Liverpool during the 1950s and 1960s.
  • He composed some of the earliest Beatles tracks with John Lennon at the property.
  • The items were originally sent in a letter by a then-occupant in 1965 to an American superfan named Kathy Salt.
  • The auction took place at Dominic Winter Auctioneers in the Cotswolds and achieved a hammer price of £5,000.
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