Eleanor Rigby's grave deeds to be auctioned with Beatles song score

By VMZ Staff on August 22, 2017

Certificate of purchase and receipt for grave space to be sold with miniature bible belonging to woman whose name was Eleanor Rigby

BBC and English newspapers have published that the original score for The Beatles' song Eleanor Rigby is expected to fetch £20,000 at auction.

It was handwritten by producer George Martin and signed by Paul McCartney, who wrote the lyrics.

Rigby's name is inscribed on a headstone in a Liverpool graveyard, where McCartney first met John Lennon at a church fete.

Deeds for the grave and a miniature Bible, dated 1899 and with her name written inside, will also be sold.

Retired Labour MP Alan Johnson at Eleanor Rigby’s grave. Photograph: Colin McPherson for the Guardian

Paul Fairweather, from Omega Auctions, said it was an "incredible coincidence" for both lots to come up for sale at the same time.

"I expect there to be fierce bidding from across the globe."

With its familiar refrain of "All the lonely people, where do they all come from", the song Eleanor Rigby was released as a double A-side single.

The song formed part of The Beatles' 1966 album, Revolver, and was released on the same day as the LP, alongside Yellow Submarine.

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It also featured in The Beatles' film of the same name in 1969.

What to buy for the Beatles fan who has everything? The right to be buried on top of Eleanor Rigby in a Liverpool graveyard, perhaps.

Deeds for the grave of the woman who may have been the inspiration for the Beatles song go on sale at an auction next month.

Eleanor Rigby was buried in St Peter’s churchyard in Woolton, Liverpool, where Paul McCartney first met John Lennon at a church fete.

A certificate of purchase and a receipt for the grave space will be sold in a lot with a miniature bible, dated 1899 and with the name Eleanor Rigby written inside. They are expected to sell for between £2,000 and £4,000.

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