A Liverpool plastering company has completed a vital restoration project at the childhood home of Beatles icon John Lennon.

RSTA Gooden repaired a section of damaged lime plaster around the bay window in John’s first floor bedroom at Mendips on Menlove Avenue. The specialist firm restored both the appearance and structural integrity of the affected area by applying a traditional three-coat haired lime plaster.

RSTA, owned by Master Plasterer Ricardo Gooden, has worked on numerous heritage and listed buildings, including St George’s Hall, Speke Hall, and Staircase House in Stockport, as well as various National Trust and Royal properties.

Mendips was owned by John’s aunt Mimi and her husband George Smith. John lived in the semi-detached home from the age of five to 22. The house also served as a practice venue for The Beatles during their early years, and it was here that John wrote the band’s second single, ‘Please Please Me’.

In 2002, Yoko Ono Lennon acquired the property and donated it to The National Trust, which carried out a significant refurbishment programme. The house is furnished in late 1950s style to recreate the era when John lived there. Thousands of Beatles fans visit the home each year, which is open to the public for tours run by The National Trust.

Ricardo says: “RSTA is incredibly proud to have completed this restoration project at such a historic Liverpool property.

“It was an honour to repair and preserve a piece of the building and to maintain John’s bedroom as it looked during his time there.”

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