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A Beatles poster uncovered during the refurbishment of a Merseyside train station has gone on permanent display at Liverpool’s Fab Four museum.

The brightly-coloured advertisement, which dates from 1962, was found by workmen removing cladding at Bidston station in 2013.

The poster, for a show at the New Brighton Tower Ballroom headlined by Little Richard, is now part of an exhibition in the Merseybeat room at the Beatles Story in the Albert Dock.

The room looks at how promotion from Bill Harry’s music publication Mersey Beat helped The Beatles and also other bands from the Merseybeat era.

The poster for the October 12 gig also names The Beatles, who are said to be playing in a “sensational line-up of top British rock groups”.

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It was designed by artist Tony Booth, from Moreton, who worked for former Beatles manager Brian Epstein during the 1960s.

The 81-year-old, who last year was asked to recreate Cavern posters for a TV drama about the life of Cilla Black, said: “I remember the poster well because I loved living through the 60s.

“I was working for Brian Epstein before he signed up the Beatles – I used to do things for his shops and things like that. When he started signing up groups I started doing the gig posters.

“When they first found the poster at Bidston station Merseyrail rang me and asked me to come over to Liverpool to see it.

“It was amazing to see it and memories came flooding back.”

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When the poster was found Doug Darroch, curator of the Merseybeat museum at Fort Perch Rock in New Brighton, described it as “pure musical history”.

It was on display at the Fort for six months last year.

Martin King at the Beatles Story, said: “The finding of the poster at Bidston train station last year was a fantastic discovery and we are so grateful to the workmen for uncovering it.

“We are proud to have the poster on display here at the Beatles Story in our Mersey Beat Room. The early performances of The Beatles in the locale have legendary status yet remain within living memory, and it is great to see the style and billing size of The Beatles on this poster which reflects those heady times at the iconic Tower Ballroom in New Brighton. I wish I had a time machine but the next best thing is a visit to the Beatles Story.”

“American influence is reflected throughout our British Invasion exhibit here at the Beatles Story, Pier Head and it seems fitting that The Beatles themselves were so influenced by stars such as the legendary Little Richard who they were supporting here. The Beatles played at the Tower Ballroom 27 times.”

The ballroom had an illustrious musical history, with stars including The Rolling Stones and Jerry Lee Lewis playing there before it was destroyed by fire in 1969.