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(L-R) Nigel Walley and John Lennon (please do not reuse photograph without permission)

Rare photograph of John Lennon uncovered



Beatles fans get a rare treat tonight with the revealing of a long-lost photograph of a young John Lennon on the Inside Out programme at 7.30pm on 大象传媒 One North West.

The extraordinary photograph of 17-year-old John Lennon was found during a year long search by the Inside Out North West team and remaining members of The Quarrymen, the group that went on to become The Beatles.

Nigel Walley, who is pictured with John in the photograph, is The Quarrymen's former manager.

Nigel now lives in Clacton and was brought up to Liverpool by the Inside Out North West programme to be re-united with the photograph he had not seen since 1958.

"It's fantastic, really great. I can't believe how good it is, it's much better than I expected," said Nigel, who was amazed by the quality of the photograph which has been kept locked away in a cupboard for many years by a Beatles collector, who wants to remain anonymous.

Nigel could not recall the photograph being taken, at first, but then realised it had been taken by a street photographer in Lime Street, in Liverpool.

"I remember it now. I think the photographer came up to us because we were wearing those camel coats, just look at the lapels, amazing aren't they?"

When Nigel examined the photograph he said: "I recognise my writing on the back of it. I've put May 5th 1958 Lime Street. I haven't a clue what we were doing then, just a couple of lads out in town larking about probably. But we look happy then.

"It is a long time ago now but I seem to remember giving this photograph and some other Beatles photos to my brother and he took them to school where someone stole them from his desk. Goodness knows where this one got to since then."

Nigel added: "It's very emotional for me seeing this photo again after all these years. John was a very good friend of mine.

"We kept in touch with each other after The Beatles became so famous. I would pop around to his house and we would talk about the old days.

"I was only speaking to him a few days before he died. It was a great shock to hear he had been shot. We were making plans to see each other again.

"One thing I know, John would have loved seeing this photograph. It's something I'll always treasure now. I can't thank Inside Out enough."

Rod Davis, who played guitar and banjo for The Quarrymen, says: "It's an incredible discovery because this photo has not been seen for nearly the last 50 years. It's been locked away and forgotten about.

"It's a terrific find for us because we've been looking to find photos or film so we can celebrate the 50th anniversary year of John Lennon meeting Paul McCartney.

"What's so great about this photo is that John was just a face in the crowd then but even then it's the Lennon I knew. You can see in his face, I think, he knew he was something special even then."

John Lennon founded The Quarrymen skiffle group in 1956 and named them after his school Quarrybank.

He met Paul McCartney on 6 July 1957 at the Woolton Rose Queen Festival where The Quarrymen were playing.

Peter Trollope, Producer of Inside Out North West, said: "It's a remarkable photograph and is a wonderful addition to the Lennon archive. We were thrilled to find it after all these years."

Inside Out, Wednesday 3 October 2007, 7.30pm, 大象传媒 One North West

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Category: North West TV
Date: 03.10.2007
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