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Plaque marks John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Marylebone home

Yoko Ono, the widow of the Beatles star John Lennon, has unveiled an English Heritage blue plaque at the first home the couple shared in London.

The pair occupied the basement and ground floor of the property at 34 Montagu Square in Marylebone in 1968.

During their stay a nude photograph of the couple was taken which formed the cover of the Two Virgins album.

The property was first bought by Ringo Starr in 1965, before being rented out to Paul McCartney and Jimi Hendrix....

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