The name of the orphanage became world famous in 1967, with the released of The Beatles single "Strawberry Fields Forever", written by John Lennon. Lennon grew up near the orphanage and used to play in the wooded area behind the building with his childhood friends, Pete Shotton[?] and Ivan Vaughan[?].
Strawberry Field has had an annual fete, which Lennon and his aunt Mimi regularly attended.
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