Pop Landmark Closes

Courtesy of CNN:

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- A British children's home immortalized in the Beatles hit "Strawberry Fields Forever" closed on Tuesday after 69 years of looking after Liverpool's disadvantaged youngsters.

The Salvation Army said all the children had left the Strawberry Field home and childcare provision at the Beaconsfield Road site ended today.

No decision has been made on the fate of the home or its iconic wrought iron gates that became well-known to thousands of Beatles fans after the song was released in 1967.

"A few administrative staff will stay on for the short term to wrap everything up over the next couple of months," a spokeswoman for the Christian charity told Reuters.

Lennon used to visit the home as a boy to play with childhood friends in its grounds. He modified the name to make it flow better for the song.