Famous Abbey Road zebra crossing gets fresh paint Posted by Gabrielle Jacobs on 2 April 2020 Following the United Kingdom’s coronavirus lockdown, the empty streets allowed the Westminster City Council to give the Abbey Road zebra crossing in London made famous by the Beatles, a fresh lick of paint. The Abbey Road thoroughfare in the borough of Camden, Westminster is synonymous with the Liverpool pop group whose popularity inspired the global phenomenon, ‘Beatlemania’. The Beatles named their 11th studio album after this road, where it was recorded at the Abbey Road Studios in 1969, featuring the songs ‘Come Together’ and ‘Here Comes the Sun’. View this post on Instagram A post shared by MÍKÉ Mars (@mikeandmars) on Apr 1, 2020 at 5:50am PDT The well-known album cover depicts the band members walking across the road, featuring George Harrison (from the far left), following Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and John Lennon, furthest right. In 2010, the Abbey Road crossing was declared a site of national importance by English Heritage. On 24 March the city council took advantage of the vacant streets and a highway maintenance crew repainted the usually busy crossing. ‘This is a very busy zebra crossing and we repainted the line markings to ensure visibility and increased safety for drivers and pedestrians,’ a spokesperson for Westminster City Council told the Guardian. ‘Our contractors follow government advice on limiting the spread of COVID-19, including social distancing and hand washing.’ Having a laugh, some people reimagined the cover within the context of social distancing, editing out band members to achieve more than a meter’s space between them: View this post on Instagram #physicaldistancing #thebeatles #abbeyroad Listen to the @nearperfectpitch weekly #music #podcast #britpop #indie #alternative #dreampop #shoegaze #punk #newwave #madchester #c86 #applepodcasts #spotify #bandcamp #podbean #patreon #peelsessions #vinyl A post shared by (@nearperfectpitch) on Mar 24, 2020 at 7:47am PDT EMI have just released the new social distancing remix of Abbey Road… pic.twitter.com/2o6VYg9Zmi — Tom Robinson (@gladtobegay) March 25, 2020 Check out these Abbey Road recreations from Beatles fans: View this post on Instagram . A B B E Y . R O A D . I don’t think I realized how historical this crosswalk was at the time or how grateful I’d be to have had the opportunity to share this moment with @runnershyde who had been counting down the days before our trip to get to do this. A post shared by Courtney Giardina (@courtneygwrites) on Apr 1, 2020 at 7:26pm PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by Veterans Adventures (@veteransadventures) on Feb 29, 2020 at 12:48pm PST View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rey Guignard (@apply2hire) on Dec 24, 2019 at 4:14am PST Image: Abbey Road Studios via Facebook/@abbeyroad Related Posts Recycling Lab wins Africa Tourism Leadership Youth Innovation Award 9 April 2021 The newly established Recycling Lab has won their first award for the role they play... read more Unusual sighting of male leopard mating with two females 9 April 2021 Wildlife photographer Armand Grobler captured a very unusual sighting on film: One male leopard mating... read more Emirates extends South African passenger ban 9 April 2021 South Africans stand as the most restricted travellers in the world, especially after Emirates announced... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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