Who was the person the Beatles sang about who died in the church and was buried, and nobody came?
This was certainly not one of the Beatles more happier songs, and a bit out of keeping with what we had come to expect at that time.
So, who was Eleanor Rigby, and was she a real person or was she just a figment of the imagination, something like lovely Rita, meter maid?
Well now, as a matter of good fortune I recently had the chance to play a few gigs in Liverpool, and during my free time I decided to see just what I could find out about Eleanor Rigby.
So, I popped along to the local library, did a little bit of research, and then headed for the part of Liverpool known as Woolton.
A visit to the local church will take you through the church graveyard, and there one of the tombstones or headstones caught my eye.
What did I find there? A headstone dedicated to the memory of.....Eleanor Rigby.
So, having found this fascinating tombstone I then wondered if any of the Beatles might possibly have lived nearby. And guess what, John Lennon used to live as a child in Menlove Avenue, which is quite close to the church.
So I reflected for a moment about when I was a young boy. Odd as it might seem, one of the things that I and my friends used to do is to play games in our local churchyard, untill we were chased away.
Therefore it is not unreasonable to assume that John Lennon also probably often went into this churchyard, and would have seen the headstone dedicated to Eleanor Rigby.
Time however became my enemy here because I had to move on from Liverpool before being able to search any deeper into this.
But I will be back. This is becoming very interesting to me, and I want to know more about Eleanor Rigby, and the other names that appear on her tombstone.
If you would like to hear from me again when I have found out some new information on this then please click on the link at the bottom of the page. This will take you to a seperate page and you will find my email address near the bottom. Just send me a brief email asking to be kept updated and I will do so whenever I find new items of interest. - 14915
This was certainly not one of the Beatles more happier songs, and a bit out of keeping with what we had come to expect at that time.
So, who was Eleanor Rigby, and was she a real person or was she just a figment of the imagination, something like lovely Rita, meter maid?
Well now, as a matter of good fortune I recently had the chance to play a few gigs in Liverpool, and during my free time I decided to see just what I could find out about Eleanor Rigby.
So, I popped along to the local library, did a little bit of research, and then headed for the part of Liverpool known as Woolton.
A visit to the local church will take you through the church graveyard, and there one of the tombstones or headstones caught my eye.
What did I find there? A headstone dedicated to the memory of.....Eleanor Rigby.
So, having found this fascinating tombstone I then wondered if any of the Beatles might possibly have lived nearby. And guess what, John Lennon used to live as a child in Menlove Avenue, which is quite close to the church.
So I reflected for a moment about when I was a young boy. Odd as it might seem, one of the things that I and my friends used to do is to play games in our local churchyard, untill we were chased away.
Therefore it is not unreasonable to assume that John Lennon also probably often went into this churchyard, and would have seen the headstone dedicated to Eleanor Rigby.
Time however became my enemy here because I had to move on from Liverpool before being able to search any deeper into this.
But I will be back. This is becoming very interesting to me, and I want to know more about Eleanor Rigby, and the other names that appear on her tombstone.
If you would like to hear from me again when I have found out some new information on this then please click on the link at the bottom of the page. This will take you to a seperate page and you will find my email address near the bottom. Just send me a brief email asking to be kept updated and I will do so whenever I find new items of interest. - 14915
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