A PLAQUE remembering the woman who inspired the Beatles’ hit, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, is to be placed in Mathew Street.

Lucy Vodden, who died in 2009 aged 46, was depicted in a watercolour painting a young Julian Lennon created at nursery school.

The artwork was the inspiration for the classic Lennon/McCartney song.

The bronze plaque has been commissioned by St Thomas' Lupus Trust, who have worked with Julian to promote awareness of the disease which claimed Mrs Vodden’s life.

Campaigns director Angie Davidson said she was “thrilled” that Liverpool City Council had approved the request.

She added: “We thought this would be a lovely way to remember Lucy and help raise lupus awareness no end, something I’m sure Lucy would have been thrilled with. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds is a song everyone knows, no matter how old they are or where they’re from.

“This is a wonderful tribute to a wonderful person, who was brave until the end despite being in a lot of pain.”

Julian, best known for his 1984 hit song Too Late For Goodbyes, got back in touch with Lucy when he heard that she was battling the auto-immune disease, which can affect any organ of the body.

Following her death he became heavily involved with St Thomas' Lupus Trust and become the charity’s patron last year.