The man admits to the BBC that in 1976, nine years after The Beatles made the street famous thanks to their hit of the same name, he and his friends were very drunk when they took the sign away. “As I’m getting older now, I’d like to give it back,” he says. “It goes back to Liverpool, where I spent six wonderful years as a student and where I also met my wife.” The two have now been together for 44 years.
Penny Lane street signs have been picked up by Beatles fans over the years, but according to the museum, this is by far the oldest example to date. The sign, which is indeed still in good condition, will have a nice place in the museum.
Liverpool City Council’s Transport Councilor Dan Barrington told the BBC that removing street signs is a criminal offence. In principle, perpetrators can even receive a prison sentence. But it doesn’t get that far after all these years. “Given that this is such an old place and that the sign is now returning to where it belongs after a long, crazy journey, I think we can all agree to just… to leave it that way.
In English this becomes the appropriate: “We can all agree to just… let it be.”
2023-11-29 10:15:29
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