Beatles Places

A handy guide to iconic Beatles locations in Liverpool, London, Hamburg and the US – thanks to the wonder of Google Street View.

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Here’s Paul and Jane Asher arriving at Twickenham on 3 April 1964 to shoot the promo clip of the #Beatles sitting in the prams – notice the onlookers outside the gates.

They also meet Julie Andrews and Dick van Dyke in the courtyard.

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Dick Lester came up with one of his delightfully surreal ideas for the ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ trailer when he got the #Beatles to sit in Victorian prams while delivering witty chat about the film.

The location is just visible from the road outside Twickenham Studios.

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The Thames towpath, just west of Kew Bridge, was one of the locations for Ringo’s solo walkabout in ‘A Hard Day’s Night’.

In the #Beatles ‘Anthology’, Ringo recalls being seriously hung-over on the day of filming in April 1964.

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In March 1964 John and Cynthia, plus George and his new girlfriend Pattie Boyd, spent the long Easter weekend at Dromoland Castle in County Clare.

The press soon discovered their secret hideaway and besieged the place with photographers. #Beatles

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@MarkGurney3 It's wonderful that you've visited these locations – great photos, thanks for posting them!

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Right from the opening scene, the #Beatles do a lot of dashing about in A Hard Day’s Night.

Seen here in Boston Place next to Marylebone Station; exiting Charlotte Mews, Bloomsbury; Ringo in Lancaster Road, Notting Hill; and a deleted scene in Penzance Place, Notting Hill.

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@UrsulaH32580763 The concrete pad was a mock-up of the helicopter landing pad which they had filmed at Gatwick for the aerial shots.

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The breakout sequence in the film ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ begins at the rear of the Hammersmith Odeon with the #Beatles running down the fire escape.

The field scenes were filmed at Thornbury playing fields (now an estate) in Isleworth, Hounslow. (Aerial shots were shot at Gatwick)

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The #Beatles began filming ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ in March 1964, appearing in lots of urban London locations.

Here they are dashing into Marylebone Station, quickly followed by a pack of screaming fans – each one of whom was a paid extra.

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During their stay in Miami Beach in Feb 1964 the #Beatles met Cassius Clay (soon to be known as Muhammad Ali) at the 5th Street Gym where he was preparing his title fight against Sonny Liston.

Both boxers were in the audience at their Ed Sullivan Show at the Deauville Hotel.

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@HLipput It’s a great photo and was taken by Leslie Bryce for the Beatles Monthly magazine.

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After wowing America on the Ed Sullivan Show, the #Beatles travelled to Washington on 11 February 1964.

After a photo-op on the National Mall, they played their first US concert at the 8,000 seat Coliseum. Thankfully this thrilling concert was filmed for posterity.

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@UrsulaH32580763 I’d love to have seen them too. I’ve seen Paul live twice which is the next best thing – he really puts on a show and plays all the old tunes so faithfully.

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In Feb 1964 the #Beatles spent a week relaxing and rehearsing at the Deauville Hotel in Florida for their 2nd Ed Sullivan Show.

Sgt Buddy Dresner was assigned to their security and he invited them back to his Miami Beach home one evening, for which Paul later wrote to thank him.

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The Plaza Hotel in New York was besieged by #Beatles fans during their stay in February 1964.

Lots of British acts before them had tried to make it in America and failed, so nobody was prepared for the scenes that greeted them, least of all the Beatles themselves.

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The start of Beatlemania USA can be timed to the evening of Sunday 9 February 1964 when the #Beatles appeared on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ from Broadway, New York, before a record audience of 73 million viewers.

By April Beatles singles occupied places 1-5 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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@UrsulaH32580763 Thank you!

When you think that Ringo grew up in a house with no bathroom or indoor loo, staying in the George V for three weeks must have seemed like living in a palace.

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In January 1964 the #Beatles played a three week season at the Olympia Theatre in Paris, staying at the George V Hotel.

Here, they got the news that ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ had reached No. 1 on the American charts – perfectly timed for their first US visit in February.

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@Stephen79476550 Thanks – it's a lot of fun putting them together!

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@MarkGurney3 Thanks for posting the pic, Mark, it's a really iconic building.

And, as you say, full of musical history.

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The #Beatles played their 1963 Christmas show at the Finsbury Park Astoria. There were two ‘houses’ per night over 16 nights and all 100,000 tickets were sold a month in advance.

It was also here that John’s electric-acoustic Gibson J-160E was stolen.