The
Beatles - Welcome to the most famous pebble-dash semi of all time!
For
Yoko Ono's advisor, Shelagh Johnson, the power of John Lennon's
boyhood home is comparable with that of the Tower of London and
Warwick Castle.
But
is everyone else suitably convinced that this pebble-dash semi sits
comfortably alongside the other architectural wonders that the Trust
protects?
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FOUR explores how the Trust handles brushes with celebrity and captures
the Trust at a key point during its drive into modernity, as it
considers what properties should be conserved for the nation –
and how.
Follow
the National Trust team, headed by Julian Gibbs, as they tackle
the out-of-the-ordinary task of restoring this modest semi, stripped
bare of all Lennon memorabilia, apart from an aquamarine bath suite.
After
acquiring the house that Lennon lived in for 16 years and donating
it to the Trust, Yoko Ono and her army of advisors follow its every
move.
This is the
inside story of the Trust's makeover of Lennon's house.
As the clock ticks rapidly away at the Trust's grooviest visitor
attraction, will the pink bed-spread for John's room be deemed
suitably rock and roll? Will Yoko ever give the Trust the final
seal of approval?
