A blue plaque will soon adorn the house where George Harrison, the “quiet” Beatle, spent his early childhood. The two-up two-down Victorian house at 12 Arnold Grove in the Liverpool suburb of Wavertree was Harrison’s home until he was nearly seven years old. Harrison is often overlooked as a songwriter because his work is overshadowed by that of Paul McCartney and John Lennon, however, he wrote classic songs, including Here Comes the Sun, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, and Something.
The plaque on the house will be unveiled on Friday by Olivia Harrison, George’s wife, and the Culture Minister, Stephen Parkinson. The house was described in Harrison’s memoir, I, Me, Mine, as “OK”, being “just like Coronation Street” with “no garden” and a “door straight on to the street.” Harrison’s mother’s parents lived in the next street to the family home.
The blue plaque is a great source of pride for Harrison’s family. Olivia Harrison said that the recognition of George’s birthplace was “undeniably a part of who George was”. Liverpool’s mayor, Steve Rotheram, said Harrison “never lost his love” for his home and “will always be regarded as one of Liverpool’s greatest sons.” Historic plaques in England were previously erected for Lennon at 34 Montagu Square in London, and 251 Menlove Avenue in Liverpool.
Harrison died of cancer in 2001, aged 58. His ashes were scattered in the Ganges and Yamuna rivers in accordance with Hindu tradition. Harrison became fascinated with Indian music and philosophy whilst on trips to the country after becoming the most musically adventurous of the Beatles. He learned to play the sitar, which can be heard on many of the later Beatles hits
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