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ABBEY ROAD LONDON - What's it like to cross the famous Beatles Zebra Crossing? The Beatles made Abbey Road studios in London famous by taking a walk across the zebra crossing on the street outside for a photo and things have gone crazy since! On August 8, 1969, on a street in north-west London and almost directly outside a celebrated recording studio Abbey Road Studios, one of the most famous ever album covers was shot. Photographer Iain MacMillan took the photograph that would adorn the cover of the brilliant new record named after the street where he stood, Abbey Road. You can find the Abbey Road Beatles location in St John's Wood, in north west London. This pretty area is north west of Regent's Park and south of Hampstead, and includes plenty of cafes, restaurants and Lord's Cricket Ground. Although The Beatles are from Liverpool, there is no official Abbey Road Liverpool crossing. Abbey Road is a thoroughfare in the borough of Camden and the City of Westminster in London running roughly northwest to southeast through St John's Wood near Lord's Cricket Ground. It is part of the road B507. Abbey Road was created in 1829 from an existing farm track called Abbey Lane as part of the development of St John's Wood. Its name derived from the nearby presence of Kilburn Priory. The Abbey Road studios and the Abbey Road Crossing are firmly linked with the band The Beatles. Tensions over management, finances and Yoko Ono's constant presence strained the band. Sensing the end could be near, The Beatles decided to go all out on a swan song album. They reunited with producer George Martin and began working in the summer of 1969 on what would become “Abbey Road.” It was a fitting way to pay homage to the then-known EMI Studios which they had spent the majority of their careers—the famous Abbey Road Studios. The image was largely dictated by laziness on the band's part. Although the Beatles Abbey Road crossing in London is a tourist attraction of sorts, it's also a busy road with local commuters. The cover for The Beatles' album Abbey Road is an image that is instantly recognizable. Four people (usually), belonging to the same group, cross a road single file. If the author is really showing their work, they will be crossing to the right, in this sequence: dressed in a white suit, dressed in a black suit, dressed in a dark blue suit, and entirely in blue denim. Whomever is third in line will be barefoot and walking off-step from the others (and, for extra points, will be holding a cigarette or pencil in their right hand). The one in front wearing white will have their hands stuffed in their pockets. For bonus points, there will be a 1960s Volkswagen Beetle and a man walking a dog in the background. ► LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE! Subscribe to our channel here 👉 ► MORE VIDEOS FROM GIMBAL WALK TV Brighton 👉 Eastbourne 👉 Torquay 👉 Margate 👉 ► SUPPORT ME ❤️ Please support the channel so I can make better videos! You can donate here 👉 ► GIMBAL WALK TV SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook Group 👉 Facebook Page 👉 Twitter 👉 Instagram 👉 Youtube 👉 ► THE VIDEO AND CAMERA EQUIPMENT AND GEAR I USE Here is all the video gear I use to film 👉 #abbeyroad #abbeyroadstudios #london
