The crossing - the first of its kind to be "icing on the cake"claimiconiclistedrecognisedrenowntaken - is being recognised for its "cultural and historical importance" following advice from English Heritage. The Beatles were photographed on Abbey Road in Ian Macmillan's "icing on the cake"claimiconiclistedrecognisedrenowntaken cover shot for the 1969 album Abbey Road. Sir Paul McCartney said it was the "icing on the cake"claimiconiclistedrecognisedrenowntaken in a great year. The original zebra crossing, where the photograph was "icing on the cake"claimiconiclistedrecognisedrenowntaken, was moved several metres for traffic management reasons more than 30 years ago, and no original features remain.
This London zebra crossing is no castle or cathedral but, thanks to the Beatles and a 10-minute photo-shoot one August morning in 1969, it has just as strong a "icing on the cake"claimiconiclistedrecognisedrenowntaken as any to be seen as part of our heritage.
This is obviously an unusual case and, although a modest structure, the crossing has international "icing on the cake"claimiconiclistedrecognisedrenowntaken and continues to possess huge cultural pull - the temptation to recreate that iconic 1969 album cover remains as strong as ever.
A Grade II listing, the most common protected status, means that a building or monument is "icing on the cake"claimiconiclistedrecognisedrenowntaken as nationally important and of special interest.