tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963442222536530445.post2887472931568838819..comments2009-10-18T20:00:15.052+01:00Comments on Tittenhurst Park: John Lennon and Tittenhurst Park - Calderstones ParkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963442222536530445.post-21226501214355180962009-10-18T20:00:15.052+01:002009-10-18T20:00:15.052+01:00Lennon purchased this Georgian manor house and lan...Lennon purchased this Georgian manor house and land from the Blindell family after the sale of Kenwood in Surrey, his earlier home with first wife Cynthia Lennon, because of its resemblance to Calderstones Park in Liverpool, where he had spent time as a child. He and Ono spent twice the £145,000 purchase price on renovations, transforming the interior of the house to their liking, commissioning a set of hand-woven Oriental rugs, and installing a man-made lake which they could see from their bedroom window.<br /><br />The last Beatles photo session took place at Tittenhurst Park on August 22, 1969, and the photos were used for the front and back covers of their Hey Jude album (a collection of single sides) early in 1970. Also during that year, and in the wake of the Beatles' breakup, Lennon built his own recording studio, dubbed Ascot Sound Studios, in the estate grounds, where he and Ono recorded their next several albums. The matching cover photos of their twin Plastic Ono Band albums were taken at Tittenhurst by the pair, using an Instamatic camera, and portions of the Imagine movie-length video – which included selections from the Fly album – were also filmed in the grounds.<br /><br />During 1970 and 1971, Lennon and Ono began to visit the United States, first for Primal Therapy at Dr. Arthur Janov's Primal Institute in California, then for child custody hearings over Ono's daughter Kyoko Chan Cox, in Houston and New York City. Ono spent her late teens and twenties living in New York (including Scarsdale and Greenwich Village), and felt more at home there than in England – and so did Lennon, once he'd had a taste of Village life, as they rented a Bank Street apartment late that year. On August 31, 1971 the Lennons moved to New York permanentlyMr.Kitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131018439296882459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963442222536530445.post-12425941891843531652009-07-08T18:32:33.220+01:002009-07-08T18:32:33.220+01:00Ethan Russell took the last photographs of the Bea...Ethan Russell took the last photographs of the Beatles together, the various pictures can be see on Last Beatles Photo Session.<br />Check out Ethan's website at: <br />http://www.ethanrussell.com/Mr.Kitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131018439296882459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963442222536530445.post-61624615633033500742009-07-07T12:37:07.585+01:002009-07-07T12:37:07.585+01:00Due to the work on the Tittenhurst studio disturbi...Due to the work on the Tittenhurst studio disturbing them they then moved (at Janov's suggestion) into separate hotels, John moved into The inn on the Park, Yoko the Londonderry but this was still not ideal and Janov then recommended they fly out to Los Angeles to resume their treatment at his Primal institute at 900 Sunset Drive, this they did on 23rd April, flying to the USA to continue their therapy renting accommodation at 841 Nimes Road, Bel Air.Mr.Kitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131018439296882459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963442222536530445.post-53011891472070774272009-07-07T12:35:24.672+01:002009-07-07T12:35:24.672+01:00Throughout 1970 an eight track recording studio wa...Throughout 1970 an eight track recording studio was gradually installed at Tittenhurst, as well as film editing equipment. But the studio, named Ascot Sound, wouldn't be ready until the following year. During the building of the studio, in March 1970, the Lennon's invited Arthur Janov - the author of the 1969 publication “The Primal scream - Primal Therapy: The cure of neurosis” - to their home for a trial run of primal therapy sessions. John & Yoko's relationship had entered a very difficult phase during February, possibly brought on by the problems in gaining access to their children - Julian had only enjoyed sporadic contact with John since the divorce of his parents as communication between John and Cynthia had become increasingly strained. Yoko then thought it would be better if Cynthia could speak to her and not to John when discussing Julian's visits because John would now talk to Tony when discussing Kyoko, but Cynthia was not at all happy with this arrangement. John decided to visit Julian alone, but the visit was cut short when Yoko made a frantic call for him to return. This stressful period was enough to warrant Yoko being admitted to a London clinic at 20 Devonshire Place between the 5th & 9th March 1970 before Janov's arrival refocused them onto something more positive. On 29th March John revealed that Yoko was pregnant during a telephone message of support to a CND gathering. On April fools day, a hoax John & Yoko press release stated that they had entered a London Clinic for a dual sex-change operation, but in truth they were now deeply involved with the primal therapy sessions.Mr.Kitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131018439296882459noreply@blogger.com