Plaque

Abbey Road album - access cover

Erection date: 25/9/2019

Inscription

The Beatles, Abbey Road, 1969 - 2019
Wrekin

The creators of the access cover have a web page for it, where we learnt that is is a one-off Thames Water-specified Wrekin Unite D400 manhole cover in ductile iron.

Site: Abbey Road album - access cover (1 memorial)

NW8, Abbey Road

This access cover is in the middle of the road, camera-side of the zebra.

What do the Beatles and a fatberg have in common? They are both commemorated on London access covers. See Whitechapel fatberg. Good quiz question?

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Abbey Road album - access cover

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The Beatles

George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr.

Abbey Road

The Beatles' Abbey Road album was released on 26 September 1969.

George Harrison

Musician and songwriter. Born Liverpool. One of the four Beatles. Died Los ...

John Lennon

Musician and songwriter. Born Liverpool. One of the four Beatles. Shot dead ...

Paul McCartney

Musician and songwriter. Born Liverpool. One of the four Beatles. March 1969 ...

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Abbey Road album - access cover

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Wrekin

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