London still Fab after 50 years

The British city is peppered with locations associated with The Beatles' music and lives, with fans thronging the hot spots regularly

The now-iconic photograph of The Beatles crossing Abbey Road is a scene which fans try to recreate when they are in London (above).
The now-iconic photograph of The Beatles crossing Abbey Road is a scene which fans try to recreate when they are in London (above). PHOTOS: APPLE, MARK ANDREWS, REUTERS
The now-iconic photograph of The Beatles crossing Abbey Road (above) is a scene which fans try to recreate when they are in London.
The now-iconic photograph of The Beatles crossing Abbey Road (above) is a scene which fans try to recreate when they are in London. PHOTOS: APPLE, MARK ANDREWS, REUTERS
The Abbey Road studios (above) was where The Beatles recorded many albums.
The Abbey Road studios (above) was where The Beatles recorded many albums. PHOTOS: APPLE, MARK ANDREWS, REUTERS
A Rosetti Airstream guitar (above) played by Paul McCartney on a demo tape for the duo Drew & Dy on display at the Hard Rock Hotel London.
A Rosetti Airstream guitar (above) played by Paul McCartney on a demo tape for the duo Drew & Dy on display at the Hard Rock Hotel London. PHOTOS: APPLE, MARK ANDREWS, REUTERS
A Dougie Millings suit (above) worn by Paul McCartney in 1965 displayed at the Hard Rock Hotel London.
A Dougie Millings suit (above) worn by Paul McCartney in 1965 displayed at the Hard Rock Hotel London. PHOTOS: APPLE, MARK ANDREWS, REUTERS
The main entrance of Marylebone Station (above), where The Beatles were seen driving out from in the 1964 film, A Hard Day’s Night
The main entrance of Marylebone Station (above), where The Beatles were seen driving out from in the 1964 film, A Hard Day’s Night PHOTOS: APPLE, MARK ANDREWS, REUTERS
Mark Andrews
Updated
Sep 22, 2019, 05:00 AM
Published
Sep 22, 2019, 05:00 AM
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Fifty years after The Beatles released Abbey Road, the London of the Fab Four retains a sensation of the Swinging Sixties in the places associated with their music and lives.

Released on Sept 26, 1969, the album's cover showed The Beatles coolly striding across the zebra crossing on Abbey Road - one of the most iconic images of the English rock quartet.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on September 22, 2019, with the headline London still Fab after 50 years. Subscribe

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