The Beatles song Strawberry Fields Forever refers to The Salvation Army's Strawberry Field children's home.
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"Strawberry Fields Forever" came about as John was filming 'How I Won The War.' The name derives from a Salvation Army orphanage near his childhood home called Strawberry Field. The architechtural structure of the building made John feel as though he was in his own world and different from his peers (and, therefore, misundersood by the world). The song was recorded during the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band sessions and released with "Penny Lane" as a single.
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THE children's home immortalised in the classic Beatles track Strawberry Fields Forever is to close.
A young John Lennon used to visit the Strawberry Field home in Woolton, Liverpool, to play with the orphans.
Its name became the inspiration for the hit Strawberry Fields Forever, released as a double A-side with Penny Lane in February 1967.
The Salvation Army, which runs the home, today confirmed it is to shut.
Marion Drew, divisional leader for the North-West Salvation Army, said the closure was due to the current preference of placing children with foster carers rather than institutions.
She added: "We have to give two years' notice of closure, which we did yesterday, but there is no precise date for closure yet.
"The three children currently staying there will be found foster homes. That was always the plan for them, so they will not be affected by the closure.
"We have around 30 staff at the home, who we will try to re-locate, although we cannot give any guarantees."
Ms Drew said no decision has yet been made on the fate of the building or its famous gates, which have become a landmark for Beatles fans paying homage to Lennon.
Lennon left money to the home in his will and his widow Yoko Ono donated more than £50,000 in 1984 to keep it afloat.
It has been suggested that Lennon felt a kinship with the orphans after he was abandoned by his father and his mother Julia sent him to live with his Aunt Mimi.
Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever reached number two in the charts but was kept off the top slot by Engelbert Humperdinck's Release Me.
A young John Lennon used to visit the Strawberry Field home in Woolton, Liverpool, to play with the orphans.
Its name became the inspiration for the hit Strawberry Fields Forever, released as a double A-side with Penny Lane in February 1967.
The Salvation Army, which runs the home, today confirmed it is to shut.
Marion Drew, divisional leader for the North-West Salvation Army, said the closure was due to the current preference of placing children with foster carers rather than institutions.
She added: "We have to give two years' notice of closure, which we did yesterday, but there is no precise date for closure yet.
"The three children currently staying there will be found foster homes. That was always the plan for them, so they will not be affected by the closure.
"We have around 30 staff at the home, who we will try to re-locate, although we cannot give any guarantees."
Ms Drew said no decision has yet been made on the fate of the building or its famous gates, which have become a landmark for Beatles fans paying homage to Lennon.
Lennon left money to the home in his will and his widow Yoko Ono donated more than £50,000 in 1984 to keep it afloat.
It has been suggested that Lennon felt a kinship with the orphans after he was abandoned by his father and his mother Julia sent him to live with his Aunt Mimi.
Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever reached number two in the charts but was kept off the top slot by Engelbert Humperdinck's Release Me.
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