Kenwood

J. W. Lennon, Esq., M.B.E., Kenwood, Wood Lane, Cavendish Road, St George's Hill, Weybridge, Surrey.

Tuesday, 17 November 2009

Kenwood: June 1968 - BBC footage.

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Bamiyan's Beatles Archive (link under Friends & Neighbours) has uncovered some more Kenwood footage from June 1968. Apparently, a cr...
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Monday, 16 November 2009

Kenwood etc: the Ramirez guitar.

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In the period immediately following completion of the White Album, John was rarely to be seen without the above guitar. Henry The Horse comm...
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Kenwood: sunroom - December, 1968.

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Another fascinating image from December 1968 has surfaced. Although it's a variation on a theme, the most interesting thing is the prese...
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Sunday, 15 November 2009

Kenwood: entrance hall - photo mural.

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John went off on the Beatles' first U.S. tour having given Ken Partridge a free hand to renovate Kenwood as he saw fit. He arrived home ...
Friday, 13 November 2009

3 Savile Row: 1973.

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As the original vision of Apple crumbled, so did the Apple building itself; by 1972, you had Neil Aspinall, a generous quota of accountants ...
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Thursday, 12 November 2009

Kenwood: Cynthia Lennon Fanclub.

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A rare example (and possibly the only example) of Cynthia fanclub ephemera. In terms of the minutiae of Lennon-era Kenwood, this is fairly....
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Tuesday, 10 November 2009

3 Savile Row: 1962 - 2009.

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Above, 3 images of 3 Savile Row's exterior. On the left is how the building looked in the years before housing Apple. At that point (the...
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Monday, 9 November 2009

Kenwood: 1913 - part 4.

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The final part of T A Allen's 1913 plan for Kenwood (click on it) is a cross-section of the house, which shows the two-level design. Ken...
Saturday, 7 November 2009

Kenwood: living/drawing room, part 1 - world o' shelving.

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Whilst it is true that John spent much of his time at Kenwood in either the sunroom, the attic studio, or the bedroom, the impression given ...
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Friday, 6 November 2009

Duke Street: Robert Fraser Gallery, 1 July - 3 August 1968; you are here.

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Having just moved out (and not for the last time) of Kenwood, John and Yoko held one of their first media events at the Robert Fraser Galler...
Wednesday, 4 November 2009

Ad Lib: Leicester Place - 1964 & 2009.

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A fascinating black and white image showing Leicester Place, home of the Ad Lib club, as the Beatles et al would have known it in 1964, and ...
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Monday, 2 November 2009

Kenwood: a little light reading, part 3 - IT.

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If you are anything like me, you'll long have wondered just what John was reading that day in June, 1967: a copy of the International Ti...
Sunday, 1 November 2009

Kenwood: December 26, 1967.

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As adults, John and his father (the "ignoble Alf", though I reckon he has probably been unfairly maligned over the years) only had...
Friday, 30 October 2009

Kenwood: more back wall, June 1967.

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Tammy has uncovered a new June 29, 1967 variant - John sitting on the lawn by the back wall beneath the sunroom...so that's another one...
Wednesday, 28 October 2009

EMI Studios: 30 July, 1968.

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Nothing whatsoever to do with Kenwood, aside from the fact that they are about to make a stab at Hey Jude, written, as even people who have ...

Kenwood: 2006 & 1967 - back wall.

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Another shot from 2006, showing the pool area. In 1967, this was a lawn, and John was pictured sitting in front of the arch evident on the ...
Monday, 26 October 2009

Kenwood: December, 1968.

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Another large scale photo session took place on December 1, 1968, from which these photos, taken immediately outside the sunroom overlooking...
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Friday, 23 October 2009

Sunny Heights: for sale - January, 1969.

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And after all that nonsense, back to this: Sunny Heights, as advertised for sale in the pages of Country Life magazine, January 23, 1969. ...
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Thursday, 22 October 2009

Kenwood: June 29, 1967 - overview part 2.

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The afternoon has begun to shade into evening. Following a complete change of wardrobe for John, who is now also wearing the badge last seen...

Kenwood: June 29, 1967 - overview part 1.

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The following is an attempt to recreate circumstances surrounding the extensive photographic session at Kenwood on June 29, 1967, and is bas...
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Tuesday, 20 October 2009

St George's Hill: part 2 - 19th century v. 1964.

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Two maps of the Hill (click on them for a better look). The one on the left dates from the 19th century, when the land was divided into plot...
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Monday, 19 October 2009

St George's Hill: part 1 - Cavendish Road entrance.

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Several people have written to ask if it is possible to get into the estate where Kenwood is situated. Unless armed with an invitation, or o...
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