Originally Posted by
knowhowe
Excuse the ignorance, I missed out on this story of the proposed street name changes. What's the connection between Penny Lane and PC and/or slavery?
Lots of Liverpool streets were named after those involved in the Africa trade. Has there ever been a move to change these names?
I recall that the statue at the end of Prince's Avenue was removed because of an ignorant local idea that its subject was one of them- even though he lived far too late to have ever participated in the trade...
Hi Steve
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Captain James Penny, for whom Penny Lane was named, was a slave trader. The proposal was to rename the streets of Liverpool associated with slavery with names that would recognize Abolitionists instead. As I stated above, I personally think that it was the realization that the name of "Penny Lane" one of the most famous streets in the city had to be changed that killed the proposal. You can read more about it on
icLiverpool. Eventually
council leader Warren Bradley put an end to the proposal probably realising it would not work in the face of so much opposition to it.
Chris
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