# Kenneth Partridge

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**Kenneth Partridge** (24 August 1926 – 7 December 2015) was an English interior designer, who created homes for two of the Beatles, and showrooms for fashion designers [Hardy Amies](/source/Hardy_Amies) and [Norman Hartnell](/source/Norman_Hartnell).

Partridge was born in [Brockley](/source/Brockley), south London, the son of Sidney Partridge, an electrical engineer and factory manager, and his wife Dorothy (née Brown).[2] He served as a [Bevin Boy](/source/Bevin_Boy) during World War II [1]

[John Lennon](/source/John_Lennon) bought [Kenwood, St. George's Hill](/source/Kenwood,_St._George's_Hill) on 15 July 1964, and spent £40,000 on remodelling it, employing Partridge for the interior design, having admired his work at the Beatles' manager [Brian Epstein](/source/Brian_Epstein)'s house.[2]

## References

1. ["Kenneth Partridge, interior designer - obituary - Telegraph"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/12062744/Kenneth-Partridge-interior-designer-obituary.html). telegraph.co.uk. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2016.

1. Lutyens, Dominic (21 December 2015). ["Kenneth Partridge obituary"](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/dec/21/kenneth-partridge). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. Retrieved 22 December 2015.

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