Threatened Abbey Road studios could get listed status

Government will make quick decision on English Heritage recommendation as EMI plans saleAn application to list the famous Abbey Road studios, a pop music shrine since 1969 when it gave its name to the Beatles album, will be fast-tracked by the government after gathering dust since 2003, when English Heritage first advised that it should become a listed building.The north London building, originally a 19th-century villa, has been a recording studio since 1931 and is now under threat because of re...

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