The road signs on Penny Lane in Liverpool have been defaced because of the street name's alleged connection to a slave merchant. On Thursday night, someone sprayed painted over the word "Penny" on ...

The UK street that inspired The Beatles hit "Penny Lane" may be forced to change its name -- over fears it was a tribute to a notorious slave trader, local officials admitted Monday.

Liverpool’s famous Penny Lane signs weredefaced over slavery claims (Picture: PA) Road signs in Liverpool’s Penny Lane have been vandalised after speculation over whether it was named after a ...

A Penny Lane street sign stolen by students in 1976 has been returned to Liverpool, England. It was taken nine years after the Beatles' song made the road legendary. An ex-student returned the sign.

Penny Lane, to quote Paul McCartney's famous line, is always in Liverpool artist Susannah-Rachel Gorman's ears... and in her eyes. She can see the famous road sign - and hordes of Beatles fans ...