Unseen photos of the Beatles are to go up for sale after lying in a family album for almost half a century. The 20 black-and-white images show the band as they made their first film, A Hard Day’s Night, in March 1964 at the Scala Theatre in London. Taking pictures on the closed set was banned, but Pinewood Studios props manager Peter Allchorne went about taking snaps unhindered. Mr Allchorne put the images in a family album where they have stayed until now. The 87-year-old from Preston, Lancashire is putting his pictures up for sale at Omega Auctions in Stockport, Cheshire on 19 May. Image caption The misspelling on the menu card is expected to make it of particular interest The photos show the band with their instruments, but also between takes in off-guard moments, with one picture of Ringo Starr resting on bricks to boost his height for the cameras. Mr Allchorne’s daughter Jacqueline Griffin said her father was largely unaware of the growing fuss surrounding the Beatles and thought of them as just another band he had got to know through his work. “It was not unusual for him to be on set and taking pictures. He wanted to take pictures of one of the crew, a mate Alfie, and they were there, it was when the Beatles were on stage,” she said. “He got to know them quite well but he was just not that interested. I think they just larked about and had a good time….more detail
