![Penny Lane: Signs on road made famous by The Beatles vandalised amid speculated slave trade links | The Independent | The Independent Penny Lane: Signs on road made famous by The Beatles vandalised amid speculated slave trade links | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2020/06/12/15/penny-lane.jpg?quality=75&width=1200&auto=webp)
Penny Lane: Signs on road made famous by The Beatles vandalised amid speculated slave trade links | The Independent | The Independent
![The protected road sign for Penny Lane, made famous by The Beatles and signed by Paul McCartney, in Liverpool, cleaned up after it was vandalised following perceived links with slave trader James The protected road sign for Penny Lane, made famous by The Beatles and signed by Paul McCartney, in Liverpool, cleaned up after it was vandalised following perceived links with slave trader James](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2C0MYBA/the-protected-road-sign-for-penny-lane-made-famous-by-the-beatles-and-signed-by-paul-mccartney-in-liverpool-cleaned-up-after-it-was-vandalised-following-perceived-links-with-slave-trader-james-penny-2C0MYBA.jpg)
The protected road sign for Penny Lane, made famous by The Beatles and signed by Paul McCartney, in Liverpool, cleaned up after it was vandalised following perceived links with slave trader James
![TIL Fans were so relentless in stealing the "Penny Lane" street signs that Liverpool switched to painting the street name directly on buildings rather than replacing them. : r/todayilearned TIL Fans were so relentless in stealing the "Penny Lane" street signs that Liverpool switched to painting the street name directly on buildings rather than replacing them. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/oVdO6sMyurEoyq35m4jueQq19ucKopLxDLNzsFT8LDE.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=58dc3b391ecf04cf713b6d053691d114a46abbb0)
TIL Fans were so relentless in stealing the "Penny Lane" street signs that Liverpool switched to painting the street name directly on buildings rather than replacing them. : r/todayilearned
![TIL due to the popularity of the Beatles song, "Penny Lane" street signs in Liverpool were so often stolen, local authorities got tired of replacing them and began painting the street's name TIL due to the popularity of the Beatles song, "Penny Lane" street signs in Liverpool were so often stolen, local authorities got tired of replacing them and began painting the street's name](https://external-preview.redd.it/ps3ZZs_NOoeitTZGw4dFU5AuF3sqLbsjt_UaEw1A-tY.jpg?auto=webp&s=c31b767a83bd1c6ad966c527e0e7fee0479c222c)