Never seen before photographs of The Beatles to be auctioned off in North Hykeham

A box of rare photographic slides of The Beatles taken by a travelling salesman in 1967 is to go on sale at an auction house in North Hykeham on New Year's Day.

The lot also includes a letter the rep wrote to his wife in Lincoln, which he got John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison to sign as they stayed at the Atlantic Hotel, in Newquay, Cornwall.

The slides capture the Fab Four at work and play in 1967 as they shot scenes for the surreal film Magical Mystery Tour - broadcast on Boxing Day that year.

The musical movie is about people's adventures on a mystery bus tour and features songs from the accompanying album including Magical Mystery Tour, I Am the Walrus, The Fool on the Hill and Your Mother Should Know.

Darryl Kirk, valuer at Teal Park-based Unique Auctions, said the slides and the signatures in lot 1129 are expected to fetch £1,000 to £2,000.

Source: Paul Whitelam/lincolnshirelive.co.uk