As rock legend Jimmy Page releases his photographic autobiography today, a museum has unearthed its own photo of him performing as a boy.

Page, who grew up in Epsom, has handpicked 650 photographs, including one of his choirboy days at St Barnabas, in Temple Road, for his new book.

He said: "You see this young man growing, from when I’m a choirboy - and took my guitar along to see if I could tune it up from the organ - right through to almost yesterday."

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This month Bourne Hall Museum, in Spring Street, Ewell, has dug out its own old photo of Page at a youth club dance in the early 60s.

The venue - Christchurch Hall in West Hill, Epsom - now houses the Epsom Christian Fellowship which built Cornerstone School alongside it.

Museum assistant David Brooks said the mother of the boy playing the double bass in one of the photos gave them the picture about 15 years ago.

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The mother of the boy with the double bass gave this photo to Bourne Hall

Mr Brooks said: "Jimmy grew up in a semi-detached house in Miles Road Epsom to become one of rock’s most gifted and distinctive guitarists.

"He went to Epsom County Primary School and on to Danetree Road Secondary School, leaving for Sutton Art School.

"He is still remembered for the folk masses he played for at St Barnabas Church and the youth club dances at Christchurch Hall in the early 1960s."

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Jimmy Page plays the guitar on the left in this photo given to Bourne Hall 

Page belonged to several groups and made his name as a session musician on releases with Lulu, Them, Tom Jones and Dave Berry and later with the Kinks and the Who.

In 1966 he joined the Yardbirds and on their demise he formed Led Zeppelin.

Mr Brooks said: "His propulsive riffs established the framework of many tracks now rock classics and his solos have set a benchmark for a new generation of guitarists.

"All a far cry from the days when he met Eric Clapton at Epsom station and walked back to the family home in Miles Road to practise in the front room."

Councillor Sheila Carlson, a long-time resident in the area, remembers seeing Led Zeppelin play at a former pub, the Toby Jug, in Tolworth in the late 60s.

Coun Carlson said: "I was taken by my then boyfriend who told me this group was going to be really big. I sat on the floor and listened to the band.

"At the time I was like ‘nah, I don’t think so’. How wrong I was."

Originally conceived as a limited edition of 2,500, the first printing of Jimmy Page sold out within weeks of release in 2010.

Jimmy Page, the official autobiography by Jimmy Page, is released today by Genesis Publications.

Price £40 from major bookstores or jimmypagebook.com