Liverpool Institute ( now LIPA )
The Liverpool Institute High School for Boys closed in 1985.
Notable pupils included Paul McCartney, 1953-1960 ( a musician ) , George Harrison , 1954- 1959 ( another musician ) , Mike McCartney, 1955-1961 ( musician Mike McGear in The Scaffold ) , Neil Aspinall, 1954-1959 ( Beatles' road manager, MD of Apple Corp ) , Les Chadwick, 1954-1959 ( member of Gerry & The Pacemakers ) and Peter Sissons, 1953-1961 ( news broadcaster ) .
After the school's closure in 1985, Paul McCartney returned one night to reminisce about his school days, while he was writing his 'Liverpool Oratorio'. McCartney was determined to save the building somehow. What was needed was an idea that could secure the building's future. As it happened, during a conversation with Sir George Martin, the idea of a 'fame school' emerged and LIPA ( The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts ) eventually came into being .
Liverpool Institute ( now LIPA )
The Liverpool Institute High School for Boys closed in 1985.
Notable pupils included Paul McCartney, 1953-1960 ( a musician ) , George Harrison , 1954- 1959 ( another musician ) , Mike McCartney, 1955-1961 ( musician Mike McGear in The Scaffold ) , Neil Aspinall, 1954-1959 ( Beatles' road manager, MD of Apple Corp ) , Les Chadwick, 1954-1959 ( member of Gerry & The Pacemakers ) and Peter Sissons, 1953-1961 ( news broadcaster ) .
After the school's closure in 1985, Paul McCartney returned one night to reminisce about his school days, while he was writing his 'Liverpool Oratorio'. McCartney was determined to save the building somehow. What was needed was an idea that could secure the building's future. As it happened, during a conversation with Sir George Martin, the idea of a 'fame school' emerged and LIPA ( The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts ) eventually came into being .