Just yards away lay the grave of scullery maid Eleanor Rigby, who had died, aged 44, in 1939. Nine years later, McCartney would pen the lyrics for what became one of the band's most celebrated songs.

Mustard,” “Michelle,” “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” and “Doctor Robert.” “So ‘Eleanor Rigby’ was based on old ladies I knew as a kid,” Paul recalled.

The statue was designed by entertainer Tommy Steele, who created it as a tribute to the band after performing ... but he later found out there was an Eleanor Rigby buried in Woolton Cemetery ...