Speke
Liverpool
There
have been further comments on yesterday's post concerning the above photograph.
Some of
you older people may remember Peter Hodgson's observation that these two little
boys in their braced shorts (left) look a little bit like a young Paul and
Michael McCartney.
Peter
thought it odd that two young boys would be down there unaccompanied but did
note the taller girl behind them with the dark hair. Was she the sister of one
of the boys? A neighbour maybe?
How
about a cousin?
Here's
Paul in 1957 on the beach at Filey. The glamorous lady on the left is his
cousin Bett, daughter of Annie McCartney, Jim's sister. The little boy is her
son Ted Robbins who would later find fame as the comedian and actor, Ted
Robbins. Could she be the dark haired lady in the Oglet photo?
In fact
there are some adults sitting on rocks centre and extreme right, so maybe the
kids are part of a larger family gathering. Could this be a McCartney family
day out?
And
then, just to add further conjecture to a post already based entirely upon
speculation and guesswork another friend of mine, Jackie Spencer, Beatles tour
guide numero uno, pipes up and asks could this little chap in the centre of the
photograph be the other Speke Beatle, George Harrison and the boy standing with
his legs crossed by the rock his older brother Peter?
Funnily
enough the thought had crossed my mind too but I put it down to me feeling
tired (it's been very warm out the last couple of days). In all honesty I don't know what to think
anymore, I've studied this photograph so much over the last day I'm sure I even
spotted this guy at one point.
Finally,
here's a photograph of Paul and George (and one other) reportedly taken at Oglet.
I assumed it was from one of Paul and George's hitch-hiking holidays but others
say differently. There looks to be a sand dune behind them so it's safe to say
they're at a beach (unless their unidentified friend owned a bloody big
sandpit). But where?
Similarly
this one, of George carrying flippers. This photo appears in Remember, one of
Mike McCartney's books where he credits Paul as the photographer. Mike suggests
George is on his way to either the swimming baths (there were none in Speke so
he's probably going to Garston or Woolton) or the sea (or the Mersey). Once
again, this could be from their hitch-hiking holiday but the fact that Mike thought he had taken the photo until Paul told him otherwise suggests he recognises where George is, and let's not forget that Mike didn't accompany them on either of their holidays.
For the sake of
completeness I've included both photos here.
I'll
leave it up to you, the viewer to decide.
George, circa 1957-8, photographed by Paul
McCartney
Thanks
to Peter Hodgson and Jackie Spencer.
Photograph
of Paul on Filey Beach, George and Paul, and George with flippers -property of
Paul and Mike McCartney.
The
Oglet Shore photo originated in Ken Pye's book "Discover Liverpool" which I bought recently in a Charity
Shop, signed by the author and including a DVD.
What a
great find - it's one of the best books on my city I've had the pleasure to
read.
Here's a link to Ken's site
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