Final drum roll for first home of former Beatle

The first home of ex-Beatle Ringo Starr is likely to be bulldozed after years of wrangling over its future, officials said yesterday.

Number 9 Madryn Street, in Dingle, Liverpool, has little historic value and no interest from tourists to the city, the owners said.

Demolition of the house, where the drummer was born and lived until he was three months old, is due to take place under a housing regeneration scheme.

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A nearby home, 10 Admiral Grove, where Starr lived for the subsequent 20 years of his life is to remain standing.

Residents of the area, known locally as the Welsh Streets, have long campaigned to stop the demolition scheme.

They say the two and three bedroom terraces are ideal starter homes for young people looking to get on to the property ladder.

There is also a fear that the close-knit community will be split up once the bulldozers move in.

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And they pinned their hopes on Madryn Street's connection with the 70-year-old former Beatle.

But the house's owners Merseytravel, the region's passenger transport authority, said not enough fans of the Fab Four want to visit.

Chief executive Neil Scales said: "There is little historic value in the house, which does not now figure in our tourism plans."

Resident Nina Edge said: "Ringo's house is more than a visitor attraction, it's a great little house plenty of people would be glad to live in."

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The childhood homes of John Lennon – Mendips, at 251 Menlove Avenue, and Sir Paul McCartney – 20 Forthlin Road, are popular tourist attractions run by the National Trust.

George Harrison's Arnold Grove home is a private house and the Cavern Club was demolished in the 1970s.