Adam writes… It does make me chuckle. The wrong Abbey Road…
Abbey Road DLR station has caused a degree of confusion among music fans in search of The Beatles’ famous recording studio.
So much so that a sign has been placed at the station to help stray musos…
If you DO end up at Abbey Road on the DLR, and not St John’s Wood on the Jubilee Line for Abbey Road Studios, all is not lost! There’s still a flake of Rock’n’Roll London history quite nearby.
The old Abbey Mills Pumping Station is but a hop, skip and jump from London’s most confusing station.
In March 1968 Pink Floyd filmed at Abbey Mills Pumping Station (designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette) in deepest East London.
Producer Tony Palmer (who went on to make the monumental All You Need Is Love documentary series on popular music with contributions from, among others, Charles Chilton) captured a performance of post-Syd Barrett Pink Floyd doing Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun.
Find the WRONG Abbey Road here…
Or use this TikTok to help you find the wrong place…
The Abbey Mills Pumping Station occasionally offers open days. Check out this site for details: www.thameswater.co.uk/about-us/responsibility/days-out/heritage-sites
The full schedule of London Music Tours can be found HERE.
