For many years, a zebra crossing in St. John's Wood, London, England has held a fascination among fans of popular music. Little did THE BEATLES know, that on Friday the 8th of August, 1969, they were not simply shooting another LP-cover; they were adding another tourist attraction to London. Don't be surprised to see tourists from all over the world trotting across the road with bare feet. It's a London tradition. The store next to the tube station hands out free maps showing newcomers the way there and a private company is selling merchandise (T-shirts, coffee mugs, key chains etc.) depicting the crossing. And you will have to be an early bird to be the only tourist there. The EMI Studios at 3 Abbey Road in the peaceful and affluent St. John's Wood district were the setting for nearly all of the Beatles' recordings from 1962 to 1970. The studios were officially renamed "Abbey Road" in the wake of the international fame bestowed on the building by the Beatles and by the 1969 album which paid homage to their recording home.
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2006-08-26 14:40:20
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answered by Claire U.K 3
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Where in England is Abby Road? Whats there to see?
2015-08-06 18:03:07
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answered by Amelita 1
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Abbey Road is a throroughfare located in the borough of Camden and the City of Westminster in London.
Although there are many other roads of this name, including over 20 in London alone, the Abbey Road best known to most people is the road running roughly northwest to southeast through the affluent north London suburb of St. John's Wood, near Lord's Cricket Ground.
The north-western end of Abbey Road, NW8, begins at the intersection of Quex Road and West End Lane; it continues south-east for several kilometres, crossing Belsize Road, Boundary Road, Blenheim Terrace and Marlborough Place, ending at the intersection of Grove End Road and Garden Road.
Its main fame is due to the fact that EMI's Abbey Road Studios are located at the south-eastern end, at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, because The Beatles and many other famous popular music performers have recorded at this studio, and because The Beatles named their final 1969 studio LP Abbey Road after the studio. The album's famous cover photograph shows the four group members walking across the pedestrian crossing located just outside the studio entrance. As a result of its association with The Beatles, since 1970 this section of Abbey Road has been featured on the London tourism circuit. The zebra crossing featured on the Beatles cover, as well as the crossing directly north of it (for the slightly slower tourists) have become popular photo-op areas.
2006-08-26 15:20:17
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answered by Anonymous
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It's in NW8 or NW3 (can't remember now), it's a big enough road road with trees on the pavement and houses with big front gardens and probably even bigger back gardens, sort of runs nort/south from behind Paddington to West Hampstead. And tere's plenty of buses on it too.
2006-08-26 14:50:58
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answered by Part Time Cynic 7
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It's in London
2006-08-26 14:23:31
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answered by socasoccer@sbcglobal.net 4
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lots of hot girl tourists hang out there and there's a wall with lots of graffiti . oh, and a studio. And it's 'Abbey' Road. Plus, if you cross at the zebra you turn into a walrus halfway- beware!
2006-08-26 14:33:56
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answered by Anonymous
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To add to the other answers, there is a recording studio there called Abbey Road. The Beatles kind of made it famous by recording there.
2006-08-26 14:19:18
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answered by tiko 4
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think theres a abby road in london and theres plenty to see in london
2006-08-26 14:17:47
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answered by shaz 3
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If you mean Abbey Road in the Beatles song, it is in London.
2006-08-26 23:03:26
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answered by brogdenuk 7
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2015-01-25 10:52:57
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answered by Anonymous
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