George Harrison's widow has said her husband would have been 'touched' by his childhood home being honoured with a blue plaque but feels the Beatles star would be 'nervous' the current residents might get disrupted because of it. Olivia Harrison, who married the guitarist in 1978, unveiled the plaque today at 12 Arnold Grove in Wavertree, Liverpool. Harrison, who died in November 2001 at the age of 58 following a battle with cancer, was born on February 25 1943 at the two-up two-down Victorian terraced house and lived there until he was nearly seven years old. Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Olivia said she felt the honour was 'great' as she recalled how George had 'fond and intense memories' of his childhood home where he would have to hide from bombings under the stairs with his mother and brother. She added: 'In one of his books he wrote a lot about life in Arnold Grove. George Harrison and Olivia Harrison married in 1978 until the Beatles star died in 2001 Olivia Harrison unveiled a plaque today at her former husband's childhood home in Liverpool The plaque in memory of Beatles star George Harrison will likely attract many fans to the street the musician spent his early childhood 'It was an insecure time, the war was on, but also it was a very secure time, his Nan lived down the alley, he could run and visit her and he used to. 'They were a very tight-knit family. So I think he would be pretty touched.' In Harrison's memoir, I, Me, Mine, he recalled growing up in the street, which he described as 'just like Coronation Street' with 'no garden' and a 'door straight on to the street'. He also said: 'It was OK that house, very pleasant being little and it was always sunny in summer.' American film producer and author Olivia also revealed the street name became a moniker for the guitarist and they would be referred to as Mr and Mrs Arnold Grove on occasion. Asked how she feels George would have reacted to the plaque, Olivia said: 'He would probably be more nervous for the people who live inside.' She explained that George was 'always concerned about everybody else' and would have been hoping that visitors coming to view the plaque would not 'bug' the current residents. The blue plaque is the third to be displayed outside of London after the scheme was recently extended beyond the capital, the previous two being awarded to Daphne Steele, credited as the 'first black matron' in the NHS, and 20th century ceramics designer Clarice Cliff.
