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Museum staff are looking for help from anyone who remembers the St Peter’s Church Hall stage in Woolton as it was in 1957 when John Lennon and Paul McCartney first met.

The stage will be a major attraction at the new Museum of Liverpool which opens in 2010 and museum staff want to return the stage to the way it was on the day of the church’s annual garden fete on Saturday 6 July 1957 - when the famous meeting took place.

There is little evidence of how it looked when The Quarrymen performed there and  the museum is appealing to the public for photographs or old film to help accurately restore the stage.

After Paul demonstrated his guitar and singing skills he was asked to join the band. John Lennon is quoted as famously saying “That was the day, the day I met Paul, that it started moving”.

Paul Gallagher, the Museum of Liverpool’s curator of contemporary collecting, says:

“This stage is very significant in the history of popular music. If John hadn't met Paul that day there could have been no Beatles or the international popularity of the Liverpool sound which spearheaded a musical and social revolution.

“Some major structural and decorative changes were made throughout the life of the stage. We would like to know when these changes took place in relation to 6 July 1957.

“The stage has been extended at the front and re-painted several times. We are keen to hear from parishioners or club members who used the stage in the 1950s and 60s. It would be wonderful to hear from anyone who was there when The Quarrymen performed.

“We are particularly keen to speak to anyone with documentary evidence of the stage during this period – old film or still photographs.”

If you think you can help contact Paul Gallagher on 0151 478 4573 or via email [email protected]