A new mural of John Lennon and Paul McCartney stands out beneath Penny Lane's rather grey suburban skies.
It is a damp and overcast October day and the Mossley Hill street is quiet, with a few people going about their daily business. It is 55 years since the release of The Beatles song which catapulted Penny Lane to world fame. Bar references to the band dotted down the road, you could be forgiven for thinking that it hasn't really changed.
The 1967 song is an ode to normal life on and around Penny Lane. The lyrics mention the barber, the former fire station on Mather Avenue and the "shelter in the middle of the roundabout" - the now uninhabited Sgt. Pepper's Bistro, which was once a tram stop.
