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Jiggers, ginnels, alleyways to 'who-knows-where'
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Leslie | Report | 28 Jul 2017 19:59 |
I love diving off the main streets in places to go down alleys and passages...More often than not you find local history that everyone else is missing... |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 27 Jul 2017 23:21 |
When I lived in Mevagissey, most of my walk to school was through opes (alleys) and nips (narrow paths). I rarely touched a proper road. |
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Chris in Sussex | Report | 27 Jul 2017 22:56 |
As Gwyn said...... |
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Guinevere | Report | 27 Jul 2017 18:22 |
They are called Jitties in these parts. |
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Rambling | Report | 27 Jul 2017 18:18 |
Gwyn, I will go back sometime I hope :-) in fact I might go and google B & Bs next lol |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 27 Jul 2017 18:09 |
I think a lot of Rye is unchanged, so you'd recognise most of it, but having said that, there always seems something new to discover about it's architecture or history. |
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Rambling | Report | 27 Jul 2017 17:52 |
Gwyn I had several visits to Rye when we lived in Kent. Really loved it, we stayed in Guestling and wandered happily down some lovely lanes ( I hope some of them are still there!). |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 27 Jul 2017 17:05 |
Rye in East Sussex is a great place for wandering off down tiny pathways. |
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SheilaSomerset | Report | 27 Jul 2017 16:48 |
I have a 'thing' about alleys! My OH informs me that the Somerset word is 'drang'... |
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LaGooner | Report | 27 Jul 2017 16:28 |
Our Alleys are known as Twitchells . All sorts of interesting historical buildings at the end of some of them if you know where to look |
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Rambling | Report | 27 Jul 2017 16:20 |
I used to walk to my first school down 'Paddy lane', the field on one side had a goat in it :-) |
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AnninGlos | Report | 27 Jul 2017 16:15 |
Love alleyways in towns, they always look more interesting than the main shopping streets. In gloucester we have several old lanes (as narrow as alleyways that lead to the cathedral. There are lots of old buildings in them including the Tailor of Gloucester museum and some old independent shops, fascinating places. |
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PatinCyprus | Report | 27 Jul 2017 15:57 |
I used to call it an entry - West Midlands but in Notts it's a jitty. Never found anything of interest though but love the little streets in old towns. :-D |
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Rambling | Report | 27 Jul 2017 15:20 |
Whatever you call them :-) |
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