The Continuation of Lynn’s visit to Ringo’s old home

‘I have to be careful about when people are in my home as some have a tendency to take things. Two men stole some lovely photos I had once when I went to make some tea. I didn’t realize they had took them until I went to get them out to show a friend.’ This lovely lady also went on to tell us how she had also been mugged in her own home and left with broken ribs, all for just the ten pounds she had put away. ‘I cannot remember some of it I only remember knowing I had to get to the panic button by my phone. Once I pressed it they, my attackers ran. The police never caught them either.’ We were told. Looking at her you can sense that she has a very strong character that will not allow thugs to make her curl up and hide away which is what some would do. However it did make us worry for her when we had left her and I had to bite my lip to stop me telling her not to open the door to anyone unless they are with someone she trusts.

We saw her garden and her BEATLES CORNER, which she stores her letters and Christmas cards that she receives and some photographs of Beatles etc. she showed us some photos of a day out that she had had recently in honour of Ringo’s Birthday. A Ringo look-alike also turned up for the day out and he really did look like him too. She really enjoyed her day and told us how excited the fans were to see the look alike.

One thing she did tell us is that Ringo has never visited the house since it has been extended. ‘I really would like him to visit’ she told us ‘but he hasn’t been here for years. He bought his son Zak once but as I said it was a long, long time ago’.

She did have a special visitor a few weeks back. Louise Harrison, George’s sister came to see her. ‘She signed my guest book too, would you like to see it?’ she asked. Going over to her Beatles corner to get the book. Looking through it we could see that she had, had many visitors from all over the world and she started to tell us about it all. ‘It was really scary at first having people looking in thought the window at me while I was sat watching the TV. I used to run into the kitchen and hide. Then Jackie from Liverpool tours came for a chat and put me at my ease. So I began asking if they wanted to come in.’

She starts to smile as she tells us how the German visitors make her laugh as the guide with them insist they all walk through in single file and not to stop. ‘They just march in go through to the kitchen turn around and walk back out again. And once I went out to the shops and mustn’t have shut the door properly and found some American people sat on my couch. They thought it was an open house and were surprised to see me walk in.’ she laughs as she remembers.

Margaret could really only tell us what it is like living in a Beatle House. How she has to put up with camera crews coming in to film and such things. ‘I don’t mind really’ she told us ‘because I get to meet people and as long as they really are big fans of the Beatles then it gives me a warm feeling as I watch their reactions as they walk in.’

It was getting to 2.30pm and we had arrived at noon so I said we would leave her in peace. I took some photos and a photo of her and promised her I would not place them on the Internet. As I saw that she had a deep mistrust of it. So we ended our visit photographing the outside of the house that Ringo grew up in feeling as if we were leaving our Grandmothers house and feeling a little nervous about leaving her alone. We could understand how we felt so protective of Margaret because she was such a lovely woman and we fully intend to visit her again soon, for a chat and a cup of tea. And as we left she said ‘I hope your American friend likes the photos.’

What more can I say except what an amazing woman!