Abbey Road Studios Wall
Fans and invited artists · London, United Kingdom
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The wall outside Abbey Road Studios in London holds messages written by music fans. It does not keep them: in 2017 the studio said the wall is painted over every month or so, and a studio engineer has photographed the messages before they disappear. Source Reported
Seen Nov 2024. Evidence date: 2024-11-12. Dated reporting, not confirmation of present condition. Source Reported
💡 4 things to know
- A disappearing visitor bookStudio engineer Zoran Veselinovic has photographed the messages on the wall for years, the studio wrote in 2017. Source Reported
- Painted over again and againThe studio’s 2017 account says the wall is repainted every month or so. That is not a guaranteed current schedule. Source Reported
- An anniversary makeoverFor the 50th anniversary of the Abbey Road album in 2019, the studio announced a design by Luke Embden on the wall. Source Reported
- Not only Beatles messagesThe Evening Standard published photographs of political slogans on the same wall on 12 November 2024. Source Reported
📍 Where it is
Outside Abbey Road Studios, Abbey Road, St John’s Wood · London, United Kingdom Source Checked
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🗓️ Sightings
- 200728 Aug
Fan messages photographed
- 201729 Sep
Studio on photographing the messages
- 201921 Aug
Anniversary design by Luke Embden
- 202412 Nov
Political messages reported by the Standard
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✅ The facts
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Photo: DearCatastropheWaitress at English Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.5); resized from the SAU archive.
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