Ringo's Birthplace Faces Demoliton

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RINGO'S BIRTHPLACE FACES DEMOLITION


The West Australian
thewest.com.au
6th July 2008, 16:00 WST



The childhood home of Beatle Ringo Starr is set to be demolished after English Heritage rejected calls to preserve it.

The famous drummer was born in the modest terrace home at No. 9 Madryn St, Liverpool, and lived there for the first four years of his life before he and his mother moved.


Early photos of Ringo Starr and his family.


Many locals have urged English Heritage to step in and stop plans for the house to be demolished.

The former childhood homes of fellow Beatles Sir Paul McCartney and John Lennon are now owned by the National Trust and visited by thousands of fans every year.

But English Heritage argues that Ringo’s home should not be listed because it has no real links with the Beatles, The Sunday Times reports.

The director of the Beatles Story tourist attraction in Liverpool, Jerry Goldman, said the property deserved to be preserved.

“There are those who believe Ringo’s birthplace alone is worth keeping,” he told the newspaper.



Ringo's birthplace at 9 Madryn St, Liverpool, UK. The white boarded window (the 5th from the
left) was the childhood home of Ringo Starr. Plans are to demolish all the homes in this area.


“He was born there after all, while John and Paul (were) not born in the homes now owned by the National Trust.

“No. 9 could be taken down brick by brick and rebuilt in the new Liverpool Museum.”

AAP

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RINGO STARR'S HOME WON'T BE LISTED


Jun 28 2008

by Catherine Jones
Liverpool Echo


Madryn Street, one of the threatened Welsh streets where Ringo Starr once lived.


2466 Liverpool 9 Madryn Street, Ringo Starr's birthplace.


A MOVE to have Ringo Starr’s birthplace given listed status has failed.

English Heritage said “the criteria for listing” had not been met by 9 Madryn Street in Toxteth.

An application to list the redbrick terraced house was made by a member of the public last year after concerns over the home being demolished as part of the New Heartlands scheme.

Madryn Street was built in the mid-19th century and stands in the “Welsh Streets” area.

Ringo Starr was born there on July 7, 1940 and lived at number nine for the first four years of his life, before moving around the corner to Admiral Grove.

The house was renovated a few years ago and has been rented to students at Lipa.

But heritage bosses said the home did not warrant being given grade II listed status.

A report said: “It is not associated with the band as a performance, practice or recording venue, or where they lived or composed as a band.”

It added: “It is of standardised design for the latter part of the 19th century.”


www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/capital-of-culture/capital-of-culture-liverpool-news/2008/06/28/ringo-starr-s-home-won-t-be-listed-100252-21165827/

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STARR UNFAZED BY CHILDHOOD HOUSE DEMOLITION


showbizspy.com
By WENN

July 8 2008


LATEST: Former BEATLE RINGO STARR is Unfazed by the Proposed Demolition of His Childhood Home in Liverpool, England.


The rocker's former house in the city's Madryn Street is all set to be knocked down after officials at English Heritage decided against listing the building as a national treasure.

English Heritage executives argue the home has no real links to the Beatles, because Starr moved out of the property when he was a child.

But Starr insists he really isn't bothered about the campaign to save the property.


Ringo Starr and CNN's Larry King

He tells U.S. talk show host Larry King, "I don't mind. They had a big campaign to save my house, the house I was born and lived in my first five years, and put it somewhere else. I never thought, you know, why would you put it somewhere else? This is where I was. They can do what they like. I am not going to stay awake. They want to save it, they don't want to save it; it's up to them."



Yoko Ono sings "Happy Birthday" to Ringo Starr at Larry King Live! (2:37 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQGvzUKrhFQ

CNN's Larry King sings "Happy Birthday" to former Beatle Ringo Starr who is celebrating his 68th birthday July 7th.
www.cnn.com/video/#/video/showbiz/2008/07/07/nr.larry.king.sings.ringo.cnn

Ringo Starr gets mad at Larry King for repeatedly mentioning his age (68) 12 times.
showhype.com/video/ringo_starr_gets_mad_at_larry_king_for_mentioning_his/
accidentalsexiness.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/ringo-starr-wont-share-69-with-larry-king/



Ringo Starr of the Beatles putting Larry King in his place! (0:27 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GsMXcxakhI

www.showbizspy.com/news/07082008/starr-unfazed-by-childhood-house-demolition

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RINGO STARR AND HIS LIVERPOOL BOYHOOD HOME


Tuesday, July 15, 2008


Oldies Music News from About.com
By Robert Fontenot, About.com


Ringo Starr, despite the title (and concept) his latest album, Liverpool 8, has a love/hate relationship with his boyhood hometown. At least it would seem from recent events: first, he appeared on BBC's talk show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross in January and made what some saw as disparaging comments towards his old hometown, even though he'd made several appearances at local celebrations recently. Then came (one supposes unrelated) news that the preservation group English Heritage had opted not to protest the demolition of the home he was born in, located at No 9 Madryn Street. Odd, considering that Pete Best's boyhood home had been marked for saving by that same organization.



Dave Stewart and Ringo Starr singing, "Liverpool 8" at Liverpool's Capital of Culture on January 11, 2008.


It should be noted, of course, that John Lennon and Paul McCartney's own boyhood homes -- but not their actual birthplaces -- are part of the National Trust, the English version of America's National Registry of Historical Places (George Harrison's is still being used as a home). Yet Ringo's home gets visited by Beatlemaniacs of all ages everyday, and author/historian Sir Nicholas Pevsner argues that the flat -- and 6,000 in a similar style set for razing by the government -- should be saved on the basis of its architectural history alone. Some have even suggested that the entire structure be taken apart brick by brick and reassembled in the new Liverpool Museum, set to open in 2011. Nevertheless, the house appears set for demolition, despite Starr name-checking it in his latest single: Liverpool I left you, said goodbye to Madryn Street / I always followed my heart, and I never missed a beat / Destiny was calling, I just could not stick around / Liverpool I left you, but I never let you down.

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