The Abbey Road popularized by The Beatles is in London, specifically in the St John’s Wood area of north-west London. The street became famous because the Beatles were photographed crossing it for the cover of their 1969 album Abbey Road.
Abbey Road runs through parts of the London boroughs of Camden and Westminster, near Lord’s Cricket Ground. The zebra crossing sits outside Abbey Road Studios, the recording complex formerly known as EMI Studios. Although the album title and studio made the street internationally famous, Abbey Road itself is an ordinary public road with a much older history.
A common mix-up is Abbey Road station, which is in east London and is not near the Beatles’ crossing. The landmark crossing is reached from St John’s Wood Underground station. The album was released on September 26, 1969, and its cover helped turn this London street corner into one of the world’s most recognizable music-tourism sites.