Iron Maiden‘s bassist and founder, Steve Harris, grew up at 40 Steele Road in East London. This was where his grandmother, Ada, lived and where Steve was born, in the back room, on 12 March 1956. It was a mid-terrace house on a quiet street, with a bay window on the ground floor. One common explanation for why Steve Harris lived with his grandmother has been divorce, but Steve Harris’ sister Linda has denied this in a post on Facebook.

Steve Harris would rehearse with his early band, Influence (later known as Gypsy’s Kiss), in the apartment during the band’s early days, and later Iron Maiden. This is also the address Steve Harris used in the BBC contract in 1979 for a recording session. The house can also be seen in the intro shown at the concerts during the Run for Your Lives tour in 2025 and 2026.

On the front wall of the building is a kind of Greco-Roman-style face, shared with the neighbouring property.

ADDRESS:
40 Steele Rd, London E11 3JA, Great Britain

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Paul Di’Anno, whose real name was Paul Martin Andrews, was the singer for Iron Maiden from 1978 to 1981, and performed on the band’s first two albums. He was the third vocalist in Iron Maiden, and when he joined the band in 1978, things really started to take off for them. During the New Year period of 1978, the band made their first recordings at Spaceward Studios in Cambridge. These recordings became the band’s first demo, circulated as the Spaceward Demo, which featured four tracks. Three of these songs were later released on the better-known The Soundhouse Tapes in November 1979. He wnet on to perform on their influential early releases, including the debut album Iron Maiden (1980) and Killers (1981) before being replaced by Bruce Dickinson.

Paul Di’Anno passed away on October 21, 2024, at his home in Salisbury, England, at the age of 66. In the years leading up to his death, Di’Anno had been suffering from a weakened immune system after contracting sepsis nine years earlier. His death was caused by a tear in the sac around his heart, which allowed blood from the main aorta to fill the sac, ultimately causing his heart to stop.

A funeral service for Paul Di’Anno was held on Thursday, November 21, at Manor Park Cemetery and Crematorium, very close to the cemetery where his former bandmate Clive Burr has a memorial tree.

It is written on his tombstone:

In Loving Memory of
Paul Martin Andrews

Also known as Paul Di’Anno
17th May 1958 – 21st October 2024
Loving Son and Brother

Gone is the face we love so dear
Gone is the voice we love to hear

ADDRESS:
Sebert Rd, London E7 0NP, Great Britain

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