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 and Norman Hartnell.

Kenneth Partridge
Born(1926-08-24)24 August 1926
Brockley, London, England
Died7 December 2015(2015-12-07) (aged 89)
Occupationinterior designer
PartnerDerek Granger[1]

Partridge was born in 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 during World War II [1]

John Lennon bought 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's house.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "Kenneth Partridge, interior designer - obituary - Telegraph". telegraph.co.uk. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b Lutyens, Dominic (21 December 2015). "Kenneth Partridge obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 December 2015.