Located to the north west of London and close to Paddington, Maida Vale and Camden Town, St John's Wood is home to Lords, where the quirky yet world famous English sport of cricket is played. The sport was first established in the 18th century and continues to be popular in schools, parks and universities up and down the country. St Johns Wood has been re-developed with elegant town houses and has become a fashionable residential area; current residents include Richard Branson and Sir Paul McCartney. St John's Wood also has one of London's Premier contemporary art galleries, the Saatchi Collection. A district of St Johns Wood is Abbey Road, made famous by the Beatles album cover and today it is constantly besieged with tourists taking pictures of themselves walking across the zebra crossing the same way the Beatles did over 30 years ago.