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Monday 20 April 2020

Kenwood: bush - then unt now.



Did I mention that I have been to etc.?
One of the 3 areas I was most interested in seeing was bush related - specifically an attempt to clear up the "silly bother" about where the Rubber Soul cover photo was taken.
There are 2 possibles, one being the top of the drive at Kenwood. So, here's a screencap from my phone of the very spot.
It is clearly here. If you spend several hours comparing, you start to see that Paul is in fact undead.
Seriously, though - this is it. I was there in late winter. The Rubber Soul photo would have been taken in late autumn. Or fall.
Eternal thanks to Peter Rubin. And hello Lumby.

8 comments:

  1. Where the bloody 'ell are the rest of the photo session? It's amazing that the original photo was shared online.. yet it looks like a vintage print from a magazine. Glad you are back!

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  2. Sean, great to hear from you again! I know I speak for all your readers when I say I would love to hear more about your visit to Kenwood and to see some of the photos you took that day. Hope you get a chance to post more about that day soon. Stay safe and well!

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  3. Yes! So glad you're back.

    - Dan
    theymaybeparted.com

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  4. Welcome back! - I imagine we can dismiss Boldermere Lake and grounds - can we? I think it was a strange location to choose given the nearby greenery at Kenwood, but Alf was pretty sure (ish). Before the A3 expansion it had a hotel in the woods called "The Hut Hotel" and the final scenes of Catweazle were filmed in and around the lake, but that has nothing to do with this....

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  5. didn't the photographer explain where he took the picture ?

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  6. Fantastic to have you back! Love this blog and can’t wait to hear more about your visit ✊��

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  7. welcome back ... we surely missed you but thanks to the very large archive we survived ...

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