Last night in Liverpool, England, it was reported that several street signs were vandalized as word began to spread that Penny Lane may have been named after a slave trader named James Penny. Although ...
A road sign for Penny Lane, made famous by The Beatles, after it was vandalized following perceived links with slave trader James Penny, in Liverpool, England.Peter Byrne/PA via AP The UK street that ...
Road signs for Penny Lane in Liverpool, which was immortalized by the Beatles’ 1967 song, were recently vandalized due to claims that the street was named after 18 th century slave trader James Penny.