Strange Story of John Lennon's Gypsy Caravan  

I think its a disgrace how he treated them to leave them a pittance considering how much he had .

Fantastic! I never heard anything about this gypsy caravan 😊

Beautiful pictures! That was a stunning picture of the Dakota thru the trees. The strange lifestyle of celebrities is fascinating yet surreal to me. Thanks for sharing your never ending knowledge with us!

This was a seriously brilliant and informative video presented in a zany and unique style, thanks for making this!

Fantastic pictures and narration as usual! Loved the story on the Gypsy Caravan!!! So much here, but a few random comments: For those who are not mega Beatle fans, Weybridge (Kenwood) is where John wrote many songs and also where Paul often visited John and the two would collaborate on songs in those years. I believe John sold Kenwood in 1968 - does anyone know to whom it was sold? Yes, it's "whom" , not "who" :) The settlement that John gave Cynthia is despicable! Ditto for how he treated Julian. She was with Lennon when he had nothing. He should have given her millions , and specially provide for Julian. Julian has mentioned in interviews the trust his father left him, but don't recall him ever mention it being shared with any future half siblings. It may be true, but doesn't really make sense....presumably, Lennon would simply provide separately for any future children his fathered. Who knows? Lennon was a genius, but from Cynthia's comments, and others that knew him well, he was a sometimes, angry and very insecure person - made far worse by Yoko who only sought to control him...which I think he actually wanted. Geniuses are not always the nicest people. In his case, you need to appreciate the art and look past the artist.

It's sad that the caravan was neglected and abandoned. Sadly I think it exemplifies John's relationship with Cynthia and Julian.

I'm not 4 years old anymore and I still want one 😂

Excellent documentary ~~ John’s Life extremely complicated ~~ Julian is his living image !! 🍀👏🍀💚

I think the caravan should be in a Beatles museum

Strange History X: thanks for posting. At 29:31: looks like another day in paradise for Phil Collins. Cheers!🥨

..the idea of having replica caravans to raise money for charity or something...as well as the VR idea with narration by Julian Lennon is pure gold Beatle Brilliant!!! Why hasnt yoko done anything to change anything or for a doctors without Borders cause is beyond me!

I WAS 17 AND MY FRIENDS AND I FOUND KENWOOD IT WAS BEAUTIFUL THE CARAVAN WAS IN THE BOTTOMOF THE GARDEN AND IS ROLLS WAS IN THE GARAGE IT WAS A DIFFERENT WORLD AND MY 15 MINUTES OF FAME....🙏🌈🎶

You know, I'm just learning after John Lennon died Yoko Ono not only gave the proceeds from the sale of the Island in Ireland to an Irish Orphanage, she also bought the house where he lived with his aunt Mimi in Liverpool and gifted it to the National Trust. She also sold a place they'd bought somewhere in the north of the United States and gave the proceeds to a charity for wayward boys.

Great video. This prompted me to also wonder what happened to the large Cuban Heel Beatle Boot, from the Help! Paul shrinking scene, that Lennon took a shine to and had installed in his garden at Kenwood. I guess it wasn't very weather proof and probably rotted away.

Awesome videos you are putting out - thank you! Looking forward to all things Kenwood, Tittenhurst and Dakota - ok, in fact all Beatles:). All the best to you!

Ringo got smart and started to “ invest” in properties that he bought restored and sold again for much more money 💰 and made himself a fortune besides his Beatle royalties, etc.

The last article I read is that in 2012 it was handed over to the Delight Makers who are restoring it. I love caravans in general and I hope they will restore it as it was and according to the chairman of the charity, they plan to use it to tour it around This was an article from Surrey Live an online article. Thank you for Indepth videos.

The female in “the fool” was prominently displayed in the promotional film for the Beatles song, a Day in the life

This is a fascinating story! Please keep us informed if somebody gets in touch with you with more information! I would love to have the caravan restored and put to use for charity! A fantastic idea!

He was a douchbag for treating his family that way, History repeats as he was abandoned at five years old too ( like Julian)

Oh wow I wrote my comments before the end of your video and it pleases me that you said the same thing at the end good show and great episode 👍

Cynthia was a very beautiful voluptuous woman in her youth, she was really a good catch and wife for John, but I guess Yoko stole John from her and the rest was history. Now this makes more sense about the colorful Art work to his things, like his car, guitar, clothes, Caravan and probably the mystery tour album.

Wow - what an amazing video! I thought I knew a lot about the Beatles but there was so much new information for me. So, you know, thank you for that! A few comments: 1) your statement toward the end about Beatles companies (like Apple) selling crap is so spot on. I want to buy Beatles stuff so much but what is offered on the Beatles web site is, well, crap! 2) I recently returned from Las Vegas after viewing Cirque du Solei's Love performance for the second time. That is an example of an outside company providing creative spark to the magic of the Beatles! I love the idea of a virtual reality tour (magical and mysterious, eh?)! 3) You referenced George Harrison and his relationship to his wonderful property called Friar Park and I see Strange History X produced a wonderful video on that - good work! 4) What I want to know is if this was a gift to Julien, why did he not end up with it? Who buys a gift for their child and then keeps it after divorcing their mother? Could it be that Julien did not want it? Did Cynthia speak of Julien's relationship with this beautiful caravan in her book? 5) I love John Lennon but he had a strange relationship with money -- Allen Klein and so many other examples. I can't believe Cynthia received such a low divorce settlement. I live in the US and wonder if the divorce laws regarding settlements are different in England?? And then we have all heard about how little Julien received from the Lennon estate. How sad is it that Julien felt compelled to auction all of these items? 6) Commenters have mentioned John's choice of leaving Cynthia for Yoko. Speculation on my part but I agree he traded in a secure relationship by a woman who loved him for him, not to mention a child who needed love from his daddy (John seems to have replicated the pattern of his father who abandoned him). @buttercup1765 noted that Cynthia replicated Aunt Mimi's role - an astute observation which I had never considered before. Yoko seems to have replicated John's bio-mom, Julia, who possessed a creative spark but found it difficult to provide the stability that a child desperately needs. 7) Lastly, upon seeing the title of this video, my mind immediately jumped to Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue in 1976, which was a gypsy caravan tour played out for real. John had an interesting engagement with Bob Dylan and his music - I love the bootleg songs that reference Dylan, including imitating his voice, that appear on the John Lennon Anthology. Does anyone know how John felt about Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue? How cool would it have been for John to plug into that? Of course, he was just starting his house husband phase. Thank you so much for this!

The "four thousand pounds for the caravan referred to the COST of the vehicle, not the WEIGHT. £4,000 which I believe was about $2,000 at the time. I remember it being commissioned, built and painted and I had a different newspaper article at the time about the flower power event written in The Observer Sunday Colour Supplement. I think it was written by Hunter Davis, the first official biographer, of the Beatles.

Poor little Julian. I adore all 4 Fabs, but really... John & Yoko were greedy. First they steal Julian's 4th birthday gift, then they abandon it, let it rot, then Ringo even profits from Julian's 4th birthday gift.... 😢 No wonder Julian looks so sad...

Today , that Beatles back panel could cost about between half to one million dollars 💸

John Lennon treated Cynthia and his son Julian disgracefully. A horrible side to his character.

Just my two cents...but it seems that John was more comfortable with a Mimi version of a woman in his life than Cynthia who always put him first. Paul said that Cynthia told him that she just wanted to be there when John got home to put on his slippers and serve him a homemade meal. Paul thought to himself...uh-oh...that's not what John wants. I think Paul would have liked that, though. Cynthia said in her book that she "wished John would have looked at me the way he looked at Paul."

The Brown house had six bedrooms and only two bathrooms ... times have changed!

Also, the Great Storm sounds like the Derecho we experienced here in the Midwest a few years ago. Strange…

I would love to see this caravan made in a cast iron model about a foot long as to the original one that John purchased, with all the trimmings and colors and inside furnishings, movable and functional even with a white horse pulling it too! I would definitely buy one to keep and to past down to my family or friends, and to display in my own home for looks, show and something to chat about with my invited guests !

John gave his wife a pittance. He should be embarrassed. He had way more money that he would have ever spent. He wouldnt have missed the money, and embarrassed and humiliated himself. Cynthia was with him before he was famous.. yoko acting like she didnt know who he was is exactly the same as meghan markle saying she didnt know about prince harry before they met. Meghan and Yoko are compared accurately as these women playing the narcissistic abuse game always segregate their target way from friends, family, bandmates, wives, their country, and their former life be it the beatles or the royal family. This is how gold diggers roll. Look how (un)happy harry is now!! She makes yoko seem tolerable!

John's journey paralleled that of the caravan.....aimless abandonment.

I was thinking: why would I care about this.... and yet I watched the whole thing! I also learned more fab 4 history. I feel sorry for Julian. He looks like a sad boy trying to connect with his father.

Many including me would buy the kenwood house in a heart beat if the next owner kept Jonn’s interior design but sadly he decided to destroyed all of it and un-tastefully redesigned it it looks very boring and in bad taste design now. No surprise he couldn’t find a buyer

Great idea for a video. I’d thought I heard somewhere I think Robert Goldman’s book that John had left it on his island in Scotland lol but it’s be awesome to own something like that

I think that it should be returned to Julian

Romany Gypsy caravans didn't really become popular in England until the late 1800s. Prior to that Gypsies had lived in large dome-shaped tents made from tarpaulins. They sometimes lived in housing over the winter time.

Seeing these old photos of John, Cyn and Julian makes me sad. Its been said that John abandonded them not only physically but financially. Yet Cynthia didnt sue John for child support or alimony? Why?

John looks like he just wrote "Cold Turkey" on here.

I bet it won't take long for Hot wheels to do it I still think Julian should own the rights as it has been acknowledged that it was a gift for him and at least the rights of its original painted design should be owned by him. Was he ever even considered while Ringo obtained it?. Try to get in touch with Julian and see what he has to say about the whole thing

Like so much after Yoko came into John's life......things guttered over in England. She wanted New York for her art exhibition and a place to control John in. She clears out of England, away from John's former life and family and friends,moving to NY,where she controls every aspect of John's life.... Which is pretty much.....The End.....for John in short order. Now, as Paul's Luck would have it.....Yoko is his partner in..... The Beatle business. Cunning little,...... Screwed!

John Lennon and myself had the exact same UFO experience....No bs

Boo John for abandoning his family and with a pittance! 💔

The only way a woman would let her husband have a side kick with another woman is if she really doesn’t give a real d about him and that she wants to have a relationship with another man herself, and that’s what Yoko did at that time , it didn’t work out for Yoko with another man, he just wanted to bd friends with benefits with her and not to marry her., so that’s why she accepted John back into her life.

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JULIEN WANTED HIS FATHER THIS WASA MESSAGE TO JOHN BUT HE IGNORED THE MESSAGE, THANKYOU FOR THE ANIMALS

I appreciate everyone's feedback, but please understand John's Aunt Mimi is NOT who Julian went to after the accident. He went to John's Aunt MATER who had a home near Loch Meadie in Durness, on the north coast of Scotland. AUNT MIMI did not anywhere close to Scotland so it would make no sense whatsoever that he would go to her while John & Yoko were in the hospital. He stayed with a LOCAL relative. Aunt Mater lived there with John's Uncle Burt and cousins Liela, David and Michael

Just like Paul McCartney, there were multiple John Lennons. One of them went on to play the character, Steve Jobs, biblical computer company name and logo, biblical name for the character founder that wore the same outfit the last 10-15 years of his life, why else didn't they get sued by Apple Records, there is an interview with the Beatles where they talk about Apple Corps branching out into "technology", the guy gave Sean a computer, thanks for that by the way, I already believed this before I saw that. It's a very sensible answer to you questions about why he was such an "unprotected, open to the public figure" why else would there be those very convenient photos by Liebowitz, with Chapman and the photographer or that picture, I think that was all a setup before the fake death, the Beatles are just like the Laurel Canyon, Operation Chaos, American rockstars, except handled by British Intelligence and Tavistock. I think they even "never let a crisis go to waste" and put Nilsson out there lobbying for gun control, he likley wrote a lot of their music, why else would the Beatles say he was their favorite group, how else could he get so much industry support and be allowed to not tour. He was deeply involved in some iffy stuff like Moon and Cass dying in his apt. Mike Williams goes through all this stuff. I think that one of the Johns even had at least one more kid, a daughter, who goes by Chiyoko Osborne, ahe lives one block over and 4 blocks down from the Dakota, she worked in fashion for Calvin Klein, her mother is known as "Sharon Osborne", her ex-husband is the head of an official John Lennon Charity, she openly states she knows Yoko Ono, now she is a Yoga instructor in Equador.

Tony Cox felt Lennon and Ono were unfit parents and “kidnapped” Kyoko which the Lennon’s spent millions to retrieve but ultimately Kyoko did NOT want to live with the Lennon’s

I would doubt Julian gives a rats about that caravan, he’s a grown man with his own life & this caravan is just a small part of his childhood many years ago. Time moves on & so do we. I doubt there are many pleasant memories attached.

Ringo was living in Monaco by 70s

Conspiracy Theory # 9: The gypsy caravan was used as the getaway car for the heist of Paul's Höfner bass. Neither has ever been seen since.

Thanks for your video, really well done. I will say is that Yoko will be remembered as a strong woman, but I do hope people also will say (in the same sentence) she was a manipulator and help brake up Lennon’s family and son. And for that - both her and John were horrible to Julian especially The caravan is a weird physical metaphor for his Cyn/Julian life. I’m a huge Lennon fan, but for his music, not his parenting or dieting skills Imagine not abandoning your children is a better lyric than Inagine there’s no heaven

Such a brilliant video, carefully crafted with a wealth of knowledge. Bravo!

I wonder if john and yoko would have lasted beyond 1980s..

There are a lot of us out here who are roughly Julian’s age who would love to adapt a replica caravan that could be pulled by a truck that would make fabulous tiny homes. We’re senior citizens now and on limited incomes. I’d live in it.

I met The Fool while they were painting the side of the Aquarius Theater. Some where there must be a picture, I think it was a water scene with a Whale. A tad foggy, It was the hip 60s.😊

Hmm, the painting of the caravan being described as psychedelic? It seems more like Georgian to me.

Yeah , Thay where cockerels painted on the caravan not chicken's

How about we encourage the owner to renovate it and show it off in the New Years Day Rose Parade in Pasadena Ca? 😂

I know that Ringo Starr lived in the United States for a while, and he had lived. I believe in Los Angeles were his home caught fire, and he lost everything, including millions of dollars in Beatles memorabilia.

15:00 - The artwork of "The Fool" is similar to the artwork on Eric Clapton's psychedelic Gibson SG guitar. I wonder if they also painted it, because Eric named the guitar, "The Fool" ???

If the Sgt.Pepper logo had disappeared in the mean time, what was sold in the auction, cannot have been the original painting, right? Also it looks different.

I noticed the original Sgt. Pepper logo on the caravan was different from the one that was sold. Just sayin"

You just solved who the mysterious witch was at the " A Day in the Life " sessions. The woman from the " The Fool "

Julian's caravan. 👍 ... pretty sure the Rolls did precede the Vardo... Julian's so small in that shot by the Rolls and I coulda swore I've seen the Rolls pictured in.... 66? 65? Either way, super groovy.

SORRY I STAND CORRECTED THANKYOU 👍

John cheated on Yoko at a house party where many friends heard this. This has been confirmed in several documentaries and Yoko wrote a song about the cheating called Death of Samantha. It wasn't just "Yoko kicking him out", she very reasonably needed space.

When your in the srastisphere of The Beatles the caravan is not important. They have other things to be concerned with.

take a Chill-Pill dude !!!.................................................................

Back then women had no leverage in court, Cynthia couldn’t legally have a credit card without her husband’s signature back in the day.

Hey guys-contact Meow Wolf! They actually do presentations like you allude to in your presentation here and they may be able to help fund the search for the caravan. (I have no connection to meow wolf) And the way to pronounce an English argument is errrr-ow (as in fall down, skin your knee OW!) There was another mispronunciation but I forget…

Well.dome

I meant,( cunning little shrewd)

That gipsie caravan probly were he usto eat those missing kids 🦎🐊

Se a caravana foi oferecida a Julian, era dele! Como a venderam se pertencia a Julian?

I think that John became very selfish with his wife and son, and he was cheap with Cynthia., because to him, she wasn’t worth it .,Yoko Allowed John to call Yoko Mother, Cynthia said in her own words , that’s one thing that won’t ever and allow to be, his mother, cause in his wife and his woman. I believe Yoko was playing John T the time and just kept making John feel like he really belonged.

....i wonder what are Julian Lennons thoughts of all this today. Would love to know how much he remembers. I NEVER understood how john could have fallen for yoko...shes not even pretty. Cynthia was a hot wife in her prime!

He sold his soul when he left them and got exactly what was coming to him

Lennon didn't only abandon Cynthia and Julian, his divorce and subsequent marriage to Yoko lead directly to the break up of The Greatest Musical Group of All Time: The Beatles. A non-politically correct joke at the time went: "Q: What wears glasses and comes in a yellow bag? A: John Lennon" substitute the correct spelling of comes in this context. Ono was vilified and hated; she remains so in certain Beatle Fan circles.

Totally too conservative to be the Fools work on the wagon.

I think it's terrible the way John Lennon abandoned his son Julian and left them with so little. I also feel that it's unconscionable for Sean to end up with so much more than Julian. Julian is the firstborn son. If anything the wealth should be divided equally. Yoko is a master manipulator! 🧚‍♀

THE CARAVAN WAS PAINTED BY THE "FOOL COMPANNY" WHO ALSO PAINTED THE APPLE SHOP IN BAKER STREET LONDON

I only hope that Sean will rework Julian's cut. I just hope Yoko doesn't make weird stipulations cause it seems like she was quite controlling but I think Sean is very level headed

I STILL want a Gypsy caravan! 🌀🐎🎪🛞🐂❤️‍🔥🧿

It would be very hard for me to allow my wife to kick me out of my own place, “(mostly if I were very much in love with her)” like John was with Yoko., you see John loved Yoko more than she loves him, that was johns down fall and weakness. Getting permission and consent to get laid with another beautiful and younger woman made logical sense to John thinking to himself, ok, I’ll smash this young Asian woman as much as I can and catch up for lost pussy time with pang, then when I get bored of her I’ll head back to Yoko and be more serious with her. Yes, that happened, only because Yoko couldn’t make it with another guy that she had feelings for, he didn’t want to get involved with her like John did, he just wanted to be friends with benefits and be good close friends with Yoko., If that didn’t happen, Yoko would have dump John for good, I also believe that Yoko had a thing for Paul!, because Paul was a workaholic and just loved being busy making new music and taking care of the Beatle business, Yoko was working with Paul at times too with Yoko, Paul didn’t want to get involved with Yoko intimately. Just business only. Smart move on Paul’s thinking 💭 it was too close for comfort. I’m not sure if John ever knew about these things, because John, Paul and Yoko never made a huge big deal about in public, this was a private personal thing between them.because of johns strong character and always being very opinionated about everything, and his laziness too, I believe that Yoko needed a big break from John, he just wore her out to the point of kicking him out of the apartment, she needed some space for herself and life , so in desperation she said move out honey.

I enjoyed the video, but your sex hang-ups are hilarious. The bit about John leaving for California with May Pang really had you leaping out of your skin. As a lifelong hippy who was in and out of several marriages, including my own on occasion, the reaction of the moral majority has always been curious.

Mae Ping was sooooooo much hotter

Horrible to Julian and Cynthia. Disgrace.

Not a fan of AI art.

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A blot on lennons copy book. Never had any respect for Yoko. A real parasite imho . Lennon was weak and wanted a mommy.

John got off too lightly for how he treated Cynthia and Julian. Mr. Peace and Love, and Mr. Imagine no possessions. HIs hypocrisy was stunning.

Cynthia was terrible to John and played games with custody of Julian. She made no effort to understand John and was rather selfish overall. She started out fairly loving but grew rather selfish, wanting a conventional housewife life. She often made disparaging remarks that were rather emasculating to John. She got what she deserved, which was quite substantial by today's standards.