Paul McCartney's home dubbed 'Birthplace of the Beatles' is explored in new BBC show The Mirror
When Mike McCartney first saw his brother Paul on TV, he could only think of one thing: Where had his thick accent come from?
“I could not believe how Scouse our kid sounded,” Mike, 79, says. “I said to him after, ‘What was that all about?’
“He said he was putting it on so they would all sound more authentically Scouse. But only Ringo really had a strong accent, and George. We never did… Mum wouldn’t allow it.”
Matriarch Mary McCartney was very particular, setting high standards for herself, her children and her home.
The family’s post-war council house – 20 Forthlin Road in Allerton, south Liverpool – would become the birthplace of the Beatles.
It was where Paul, and his Beatles bandmates would create the sound that changed music for ever. It was the only home on the street with a phone – Mary was a midwife and always on call. It was also the only house in the area with a living room that had mismatched wallpaper, but wallpaper of the highest quality.
Source: Sanjeeta Bains/mirror.co.uk
