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Mendips, Menlove Avenue
Mendips (251 Menlove Avenue) is the modest 1933 semi‑detached suburban house in Woolton, Liverpool, where John Lennon lived as a child and young man. The property is preserved and presented by the National Trust as a mid‑20th century family home and is open to visitors.
Its prime
1960
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1960
What Mendips, Menlove Avenue looked like in its prime.
A modest two‑storey 1930s semi‑detached house with pale roughcast render and projecting two‑storey bay. The bay contains tall leaded‑glass casement windows; white window frames and black painted timber trim frame a small enclosed glazed porch and a plain black front door. A low front lawn and short path lead to a side driveway with a wooden lattice gate. The roof is a shallow hipped red clay tile with one central brick chimney; overall scale is compact and domestic.
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6 places to explore in 1960.
The record describes 6 distinct spots at Mendips, Menlove Avenue, including 4 interiors: front porch and entrance, front parlour (ground‑floor bay room), entrance hall and staircase and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.
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Families who held Mendips, Menlove Avenue.
The families tied to Mendips, Menlove Avenue across its history, follow a name to its page.
Home of George and Mary 'Mimi' Smith, who raised their nephew John Lennon at Mendips from 1945 to 1963.
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