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Beatles fans mark 40 years since Abbey Road

Beatles fans will cross Abbey Road this morning 40 years to the minute
after the band created one of the most iconic album covers of all
time.

The Beatles walked across a zebra crossing on the road in St John's
Wood, north London, at 11.35am on August 8 1969, for an image caught
on the cover of their classic album Abbey Road.
Read entire article at Telegraph.co.uk