The Elegant Universe Brian Greene

The Elegant Universe Brian Greene

The Elegant Universe Brian Greene

The Beatles hailed from Liverpool but it was London where they found fame, recorded the lion’s share of their work, lived and partied, leaving many Beatles footprints across the UK’s capital. Below is a selection, neatly packaged into a walk of just over four miles beginning at St John’s Wood underground station (where there is a coffee shop selling Beatles memorabilia) and ending in affluent Belgravia. There are countless opportunities for refreshments along the route. It is recommended to take a London A-Z with you, in case you get lost.

From the station, cross the road and head down Grove End Road until you reach the junction with Abbey Road. On your right is the zebra crossing immortalised on the Abbey Road album cover. This became a listed landmark on 23rd February 2010. Just past this are the world famous recording studios where the Beatles recorded the majority of their material between 6th June 1962 and 4th January 1970. The wall outside has become a shrine to the Fab Four so if you wish to scribe your own little tribute remember to take a pen. The wall is whitewashed periodically providing the next wave of sightseers with a blank canvas.

Backtrack past the crossing and continue ahead down Grove End Road, over the crossroads with St John’s Wood Road and down Lisson Grove, passing over the Regents Canal. Turn left into Harewood Row where you will see the glass and iron canopy of Marylebone station where parts of A Hard Day’s Night were filmed in 1964. Just past the station entrance, on the left, is Boston Place where George Harrison took a tumble as The Fabs ran from fans in the opening scene. Incidentally, 34 Boston Place was where ‘Magic’ Alex - Apple’s hapless electronics guru - had his workshop during the late sixties Apple era.