The Dissenters....left click to enlarge53 views
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137 viewsDesiree on the left is from Switzerland and Genevieve is from Canada..the girls are standing outside The Art College John Lennon, Stuart Sutcliffe, Bill Harry, Rod Murray and Cynthia Powell attended..the arrow is pointing to the 2nd floor Life studio they would have attended..this pic of Desi and Gen taken summer 2007 when I took the girls on a Beatles tour..I have met Desi twice since on her return visits to Liverpool and Gen once since taking this pic..and had a great time with them....we had the Cracke girls....didn't we eh...eh !
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Entrance to the Art College and Life model studio arrowed47 views
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Inside main entrance..54 viewsThe main areas John Lennon and Stuart Sutcliffe attended were the art studios and lecture theatre .. all next to each other on the ground floor up the stairs in this picture and about 15/20 yards to the left..the basement cafe they would meet in and practise and put on shows was to the right and along again about 15 yards and down to the basememnt....the Life Studio was on the 2nd floor.
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Looking back out on to Hope St..next pic taken from same place but looking to the right..50 views
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Lecture theatre in the distance...art classes to the right through doors in the distance..note statue through doors..next pic taken by statue47 views
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Looking into lecture theatre..45 viewsJohn Lennon sat in the same place all the time in the lecture theatre...the 3rd row as we look on the end of bench to the right..note hand on wall pointing to the right..that will be in later picture and will give you an Idea the proximity of Lennon's art studios to lecture theatre
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Inside lecture theatre.53 viewsJohn Lennon sat on the bench in front of where I am standing..it was on a similar flip board that he etched his name "John Lennon"
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That was where John Lennon sat every time he attended lectures..not on that exact bench obviously..but one that was there when he attended lectures...and he scratched his name on one of them flip down thingy'os59 views
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The hand on the wall !!40 viewsPointing up corridor..art studios were to the left of the black bin..next pic taken by same bin
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The 2 classrooms along corridor were the studios John Lennon and Stuart Sutcliffe would have used daily in their time at the Art College42 views
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Next pic Inside studio to the left33 views
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John Lennon and Stuart Sutcliffe's art studio41 views
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Same studio as last shot from doorway33 views
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Last 2 pics in studio on left...next few pics in studio on right..now a computer room35 views
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2nd art Studio used by John and Stuart..next pic looking through clear glass in window out to Lipa front entrance area and view of Pilgrim St31 views
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View across LIPA entrance to Pilgrim St...Next pic looking back across studio 33 views
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Main ground floor corridor..27 viewsMain entrance stairway to right...this pic is looking to the right as you enter the Art College..the stairs to the basement are Immediately to the left through the doors in the distance
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Through double doors..32 viewsStairs to Basement....I can remember when the lift was a cage lift and you could see the lift coming up and down..have a guess who would stand on the 2nd floor and relieve himself through the cage ..a clue maybe ...it wasn't me !
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Halfway down the stairs.. handrails all original to the time John Lennon attended31 views
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Basement..corridor on right leading to the cafe area..30 views
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Next pic along the corridor..turn left..and view up corridor to cafe entrance30 views
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Corridor to doors leading to cafe...30 viewsNow..before we go in the cafe..if you were ever in there try and remember the archways..its changed beyond recognition..I can remember Archways to the right..(I think..might have been straight ahead)..and little seating areas on some kind of raised platform area..someone put me right....I think you got served to the left in the cafe as you went through the doors.
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Remember the black shutter straight ahead ..and that yellow/white box thing in front of me...you may be able to judge what was where by keeping them in mind in the next photos27 views
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Theres that black shutter on the left..changed a bit,hasn't it ?...when I worked here the Cafe was still going, I'm sure the archways in the distance had some sort of raised stage area underneath...I could be wrong..anybody remember ?30 views
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Pattie, theres them pipes in the corner girl !30 views
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We're now on the 2nd floor..looking along toward the studio at the end which is where John and Stuart would do Life Art/Life Model or whatever they are called classes....the lift is immediately behind me.24 views
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45 viewsThe Life studio looking along the corridor to where the lift is
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The small window is the window in the 1st pic with arrow pointing to it41 views
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Another view Inside the Life art studio John and Stuart would have attended48 views
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