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- Beatles 'Abbey Road' crossing given heritage status
- Beatles' Abbey Road Crossing Wins Protected Status
- Beatles' Abbey Road Crossing Named Heritage Site
| Beatles 'Abbey Road' crossing given heritage status Posted: 22 Dec 2010 06:53 AM PST LONDON (AFP) – A legendary London zebra crossing featured on the cover of The Beatles' album "Abbey Road" has been designated a heritage site, the British government said Wednesday. Heritage minister John Penrose said the decision to list the black-and-white crossing in north London was a "fantastic testimony to the international fame of the Beatles". Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr are seen walking across the road in the picture on the sleeve of their 1969 album. The crossing is outside the Abbey Road studios where it was recorded. McCartney welcomed the news, which comes in a big year for the band after their songs went on sale on Apple's iTunes for the first time. "It's been a great year for me and a great year for the Beatles and hearing that the Abbey Road crossing is to be preserved is the icing on the cake," McCartney said. It is the first time that Britain has given so-called Grade II status to a site that is not a building. "It is a fantastic testimony to the international fame of the Beatles that, more than 40 years on, this crossing continues to attract thousands of visitors each year, trying to mimic their iconic Abbey Road album cover," Penrose said. "Abbey Road" was the best-selling Beatles album on iTunes in the United States since the band's debut on the site in November. This month marks 30 years since Lennon was gunned down in Manhattan in December 1980. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Beatles' Abbey Road Crossing Wins Protected Status Posted: 22 Dec 2010 06:17 AM PST The most famous pedestrian crossing in popular music, outside Abbey Road Studios in north London, was designated a site of national importance by the British government on Wednesday.
Beatles fans from around the world flock to the road to pose for photographs imitating the picture on the "Abbey Road" album cover which shows Paul, John, George and Ringo strolling over the crossing.
"This London zebra crossing is no castle or cathedral but, thanks to the Beatles and a 10-minute photoshoot one August morning in 1969, it has just as strong a claim as any to be seen as part of our heritage," said John Penrose, Minister for Tourism and Heritage in a statement.
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Penrose declared the crossing a Grade II listed site on the advice of national preservation body English Heritage.
This means the crossing can be altered but only with the approval of the local authorities which would make a decision based on the site's historic significance, function and condition.
Abbey Road Studios themselves were listed Grade II in February.
(Reporting by Olesya Dmitracova, editing by Paul Casciato)
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| Beatles' Abbey Road Crossing Named Heritage Site Posted: 22 Dec 2010 06:58 AM PST (AP) LONDON - A London zebra-crossing made famous by a Beatles album cover has been listed as a heritage site. Heritage minister John Penrose says Wednesday the crossing at Abbey Road in north London was listed as a testimony to the international fame of the band. PICTURES: Remembering John Lennon Every year the crossing draws thousands of visitors, many of whom mimic the Beatles cover photograph in which the band members were shown crossing the road. John Lennon's Abbey Road Suit at Conn. Auction The nearby Abbey Road studios were listed as a heritage site in February. © MMX, The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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