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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]
Smithdown Road. Smithdown Road is a historic street in Liverpool, England, which now forms part of the A562. The area was previously known as Smithdown (Esmedune [1] or Smeedon in Olde English) and dates back to 1086 when it was listed in the Domesday Book. [2] The causeway that actually became what is now Smithdown Road emerges in ...
Lee R. Anderson Sr. Lee Reuben Anderson Sr. (born June 22, 1939) is an American businessman and philanthropist. He was the owner and chairman of the Minnesota-based API Group Inc., [1] a holding company for numerous construction and fire-protection firms. His charitable interests include children's health, higher education, and the welfare of ...
James Penny (died 1799) was an English merchant and slave trader who was a prominent defender of the Liverpool slave trade. The famous Penny Lane street in Liverpool has been associated with him although it is now widely regarded as of an unconnected origin.
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
Liverpool slave trade. A Liverpool Slave Ship by William Jackson (c.1770–c.1803) Liverpool, a port city in north-west England, was involved in the transatlantic slave trade. The trade developed in the eighteenth century, as Liverpool slave traders were able to supply fabric from Manchester to the Caribbean islands at very competitive prices.
The rules and orders of the coffeehouse. In 17th- and 18th-century England, coffeehouses served as public social places where men would meet for conversation and commerce. For the price of a penny, customers purchased a cup of coffee and admission. Travellers introduced coffee as a beverage to England during the mid-17th century; previously it ...
Penny Pritzker. Penny Sue Pritzker (born May 2, 1959) is an American billionaire heiress, businesswoman and civic leader who served as the 38th United States secretary of commerce in the Obama administration from 2013 to 2017. [1] She was confirmed by a Senate vote of 97–1. Pritzker is a member of the prominent Pritzker family and was ...