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| Eleanor Rigby signature auctioned | Eleanor Rigby signature auctioned |
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| A document with the signature of Eleanor Rigby, who inspired the Beatles' hit of the same name, is to be auctioned to raise money for charity. | A document with the signature of Eleanor Rigby, who inspired the Beatles' hit of the same name, is to be auctioned to raise money for charity. |
| The paper, dated 30 November 1911, shows the pay received by scullery maid E Rigby from Liverpool's City Hospital. | The paper, dated 30 November 1911, shows the pay received by scullery maid E Rigby from Liverpool's City Hospital. |
| It surfaced in 1990 when Sir Paul McCartney sent it to Anne Mawson, of the Sunbeams Music Trust, when she asked him for £500,000 for the charity. | It surfaced in 1990 when Sir Paul McCartney sent it to Anne Mawson, of the Sunbeams Music Trust, when she asked him for £500,000 for the charity. |
| It will be auctioned at London's Idea Generation Gallery on 27 November. | It will be auctioned at London's Idea Generation Gallery on 27 November. |
| The signature is expected to fetch £500,000. | The signature is expected to fetch £500,000. |
| Two guitars - one owned by Sir Cliff Richard and one from Sex Pistols' Glen Matlock - will also be auctioned at the same time. | Two guitars - one owned by Sir Cliff Richard and one from Sex Pistols' Glen Matlock - will also be auctioned at the same time. |
| Miss Mawson, founder and chief executive of the charity which helps children with special needs, said she believed the document was the inspiration behind the song Eleanor Rigby. | Miss Mawson, founder and chief executive of the charity which helps children with special needs, said she believed the document was the inspiration behind the song Eleanor Rigby. |
| Very little is known about the hit, except that a grave to Eleanor Rigby was found in the churchyard of St Peters Church, Woolton, in the 1980s. | Very little is known about the hit, except that a grave to Eleanor Rigby was found in the churchyard of St Peters Church, Woolton, in the 1980s. |
| It was spine-shivering really Anne Mawson, Sunbeam Music Trust | It was spine-shivering really Anne Mawson, Sunbeam Music Trust |
| "I wrote a letter to Paul McCartney in 1989 on a pink paper asking for £500,000 to help provide music therapy to help children with disabilities," Miss Mawson said. | "I wrote a letter to Paul McCartney in 1989 on a pink paper asking for £500,000 to help provide music therapy to help children with disabilities," Miss Mawson said. |
| "I just wanted him to know how much joy his music had brought." | "I just wanted him to know how much joy his music had brought." |
| But nine months later the document arrived with the former Beatle's world tour stamp on. | But nine months later the document arrived with the former Beatle's world tour stamp on. |
| Miss Mawson said: "I opened it and inside was this beautiful, ancient document. | Miss Mawson said: "I opened it and inside was this beautiful, ancient document. |
| "It was spine-shivering really. Partly because he had responded in such a personal way." | |
| Miss Mawson had kept the document ever since. | Miss Mawson had kept the document ever since. |
| The Sunbeam Music Trust was set up in 1992 to provide music therapy for children with special needs and disabilities, adults with Alzheimer's and people with dementia. | The Sunbeam Music Trust was set up in 1992 to provide music therapy for children with special needs and disabilities, adults with Alzheimer's and people with dementia. |
| The funds generated from the auction will go toward the charity's new centre expected to be build near Penrith, Cumbria. | The funds generated from the auction will go toward the charity's new centre expected to be build near Penrith, Cumbria. |