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Penny Lane is a street situated south off the A562 road in the Mossley Hill suburb of Liverpool, England.The name also applies to the area surrounding the thoroughfare. During the 20th century, it was the location for one of the main bus terminals in Liverpool, and gained international notability in 1967 when the Beatles released their song "Penny Lane" in tribute to their upbringing in Live
Penny Lane is a road in the south Liverpool suburb of Mossley Hill.The name also applies to the area surrounding its junction with Smithdown Road and Allerton Road, and to the roundabout at Smithdown Place that was the location for a major bus terminus, originally an important tram junction of Liverpool Corporation Tramways. [7]
Penny Lane junction, the subject of the Beatles song "Penny Lane", is situated at the junction of Smithdown Road, Smithdown Place and Penny Lane. A song called "Smithdown Road" appeared on the second album of Liverpool band Tramp Attack , inspired by the band's experiences of living there after leaving home.
The Millennium Green, accessible from Penny Lane or Oakdale Road, is a small popular green space hosting wildflower fields and woods and is a popular dog walking area. Sudley House is one of seven museums and art galleries run by National Museums Liverpool, displaying paintings by Gainsborough and Turner, among others.
Listed Buildings in Liverpool Listed buildings in Liverpool Grade I listed buildings Grade II* listed buildings City Centre Suburbs Grade II listed buildings: L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 L7 L8 L9 L10 L11 L12 L13 L14 L15 L16 L17 L18 L19 L24 L25 Liverpool is a city and port in Merseyside, England, which contains many listed buildings. A listed building is a structure designated by English Heritage of ...
The Penny Lane ward was created as a single-member ward from the western part of the former Church ward and a part of the former Greenbank ward. [1] The ward boundaries follow Smithdown Road, Allerton Road, Rose Lane and the West Coast Main Line. The ward includes, and is named for, Penny Lane made famous by the Beatles single of the same name. [1]
St Barnabas' Church is in Smithdown Place, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, Merseyside, England.It stands at the junction of Allerton Road, Smithdown Road, and Penny Lane. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Liverpool South Childwall, the archdeaconry of Liverpool, and the diocese of Liverpool.
In Britain, "Strawberry Fields Forever" / "Penny Lane" was the first Beatles single since "Please Please Me" in 1963 to fail to reach number 1 on Record Retailer ' s chart (later the UK Singles Chart). [145] [nb 13] It was held at number 2 behind Engelbert Humperdinck's "Release Me", [147] [148] the year's biggest-selling single.