Jul 10, 2006 • 1 min read

Penny Lane will keep its name

Liverpool's Penny Lane will not be renamed despite council plans to rename nearby streets linked to the slave trade, council member Barbara Mace has said.

Penny Lane, the street which, as I've absolutely no need to explain, was immortalised by The Beatles in the song of the same name, has escaped getting its name changed, because of its association with the Fab Four.

The local council is planning to rename a host of streets in the surrounding area, due to the association of their current names with the city's past links to the slave trade - Penny Lane is named for James Penny, an eighteenth century slave ship owner.

Council member Barbara Mace says that whilst the other streets will be renamed, Penny Lane, which is of course, something of a tourist attraction, will stay. She told the Press Association: "I don't think anyone would seriously consider renaming Penny Lane. My proposal is to rename several of the streets and to replace them with the names of people who have done something positive."

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