Kenwood

In brief, Ringo sold it to Sheik Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan in 1988, who proceeded to spend a, frankly, atrocious amount of wherewithal on g...

A new shot (new to me at any rate) of John on the steps at Kenwood in 1965. Well done that man Joe Baiardi for tracking this un down.

Regular "readahs" may have been wondering what happened to the weird and wonderous virtual Kenwood "pwoject". The answer...

No.50: The Blue Posts. Actually, they never drank here, but they did walk past it a few times. Places The Beatles Walked Past A Few Times wo...

Joe Baiardi has uncovered another shot of the dining room from 1965, which gives a little wider perspective. This corner, of course, provide...

Another very familiar little bit of the grounds: the steps by the big old tree near the bottom of the garden, still looking much the same in...

Moving around the house, and some more of the original place has been allowed to go - this time the windows on the first floor, which origin...

Joe Baiardi has sent in some more shots of the house, taken during his recent trip to England-land, and these are quite revealing as to the ...

Julian hingin' aboot the pool at Kenwood, as above. Gratings o' the season to all, if one must... and thanks to Joe Baiardi for send...

The Beatles, being big fans of Bob Dylan, attended his concerts at the Ralbert in 1965 and 1966. The latter was marred (or enhanced) by a ge...

The imminent Bonhams auction of entertainment memorabilia has a few Kenwood related goodies. It's possible that the vendor is none other...

So much time is spent (or wasted) here cataloguing those things that haven't survived the ravages of wealth-related caprice/ blinkered p...

Mr Brilig, an occasional leaver of amusing comments round these parts, recently found himself on business in the environs of St George's...

A long, narrow path led to the gate at Kinfauns, and it's still there, as can be seen above right. The house itself is long gone, althou...

I've wittered on about this at ridiculous length before, so I'll try to keep this brief: the plans showing the extent of Ringo's...

Admittedly, this is quite dull. Nevertheless, here it is - the plan for George's garage at Kinfauns in 1966. Like John at Kenwood and Ri...

And so to 1960. 5 years (or "something") before George got his hands on it, the owner decided to extend, and thus Kinfauns assumed...

I have no idea when these photos are from, though it's possible they pre-date any Beatle connection; apparently, the grounds to Tittenhu...

Sarah over at Meet The Beatles has uncovered a couple more of these shots of the Quiet/Noisy ones, visiting John at Kenwood in the summer of...