Another Beatles and Liverpool Post: The Gravestones of Eleanor Rigby and Owen Williams


My Maternal Grandmother, Margaret Williams and her father, Owen Williams, are buried in St. Michael’s church cemetery in Garston, Liverpool, England. In the image below, you can see the Gravestone with the Anglican style Church behind (on the right side of the image). Two miles away there is another Gravestone in a similar orientation in the cemetery grounds of St. Peter’s church in Woolton, Liverpool. This is the quite famous gravestone of an “Eleanor Rigby” of the Beatles fame. Many have speculated that the Young Quarry Men likely played in this vicinity, although I recall that Paul has never claimed that this gravestone was ever involved in the creation of the song. So I feel that it is a pure coincidence. I recently re-discovered this image of my Grandmother’s gravestone and was struck by the coincidental similarity of the image to that of Eleanor’s.

Eleanor Rigby


Situated in the grounds of Saint Peter’s Church in Woolton, Liverpool. The Grounds where Paul and John have visited together in their early formative years.

This is my photograph of the Gravestone and Church. Probably the most photographed gravestone in Liverpool?

Strawberry Fields


I was born in the early ’50’s in South Liverpool, within walking distance of Strawberry Fields, Penny Lane, Paul’s and John’s childhood homes, Julia’s place.  I went to Quarry Bank Grammar School for boys (John’s school and the name derivative of the Quarrymen).  Strawberry Fields entrance gates is one that I took while visiting my mother and sister, who still live there.  Strawberry filed was close to where John lived with his Aunt Mimi – a short walking distance, just off Menlove Avenue.  I worked on a construction site as I teenager once during the summer right next to ‘Mendips’ (John’s house name).  I photoshopped all of the graffiti from the brick work.