The famous Abbey Road crosswalk in the legendary image of The Beatles is currently preserved as a national landmark in Britain. The crosswalk is the part of the road the Beatles are walking across on the cover of “Abbey Road,” the group’s last album. It’s the first crosswalk to be deemed culturally worthy of preservation in England.
Crosswalk at Abbey Road now a landmark
The British government has seen fit to declare the crosswalk from the famous picture on the front cover of “Abbey Road” by the Beatles a historic landmark, as outlined by CNN. In the United Kingdom, it is referred to as “zebra crossings.” It will be the first crosswalk ever considered historical. It is humorous to consider the image of all the Beatles crossing the street, especially considering the album it is on. Despite the fact that “Let It Be” was released following the “Abbey Road” album, the album was the last the Beatles released.
Formerly a dull street crossing
The image made the street corner with the crosswalk become quite famous. Before that, the crosswalk was in the London borough of Westminster on the actual Abbey Road. Right outside of Abbey Road Studios, the zebras crossing could be found. About 90 percent of Beatles recordings happened in that studio. The last recording for the group was done there. That is what the title explains. BBC reports the studio was also named a landmark. Pink Floyd recorded “Dark Side of the Moon” in that studio when all of the “Star Wars” film scores were recorded there as well. EMI still owns the studio.
A fantastic year
This year was the 30th anniversary of John Lennon’s death meaning there were numerous tributes to him when the Beatles music was finally all put on iTunes. For Sir Paul McCartney and the Beatles, the crossing being named a historic site was just the “icing on the cake” really.
Articles cited
CNN
edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/22/england.abbey.road/?hpt=T2
BBC
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12059385
Abbey Road Studios
abbeyroad.com/
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