Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
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Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Radiators? That was posh Cathy. At Hope Memorial they put the milk in the hearth in front of the big open coke fire.
That last ginnel is a lot tidier than it used to be.....
That last ginnel is a lot tidier than it used to be.....
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Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
The last ginnel was repaved with setts in one of the heritage regeneration schemes carried out in recent years, the Stream and Steam Heritage Trail; this is a clue to its location.
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Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Ian knows his ginnels, and he'll certainly know where this one is.
The entrance to the ginnel is hidden in the far right corner.

The entrance to the ginnel is hidden in the far right corner.
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Hee hee, so do I but I'll let others have a go....
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Is it related to the place of worship that formerly stood nearby? Nolic
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Yes. Very crypt(ic)!Nolic wrote:Is it related to the place of worship that formerly stood nearby? Nolic
Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
It looks very different to when I was a lad and was minded by a lady who lived in the house where the guy in red is stood. Nolic
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What was the place of worship associated with the ginnel on the Croft? Or have I got it wrong.....
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St James Square........St James Church. Nolic
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Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Another with a religious association (after a clean up).
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Of course Comrade! Must have had a blank spot!
I'm not going to leap in on the last one....
I'm not going to leap in on the last one....
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Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Which name do you want? Choice of two, tame or mucky.
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Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Shall we see who else knows both or either?
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Always knew mucky. Only found out true name on One Guy. Nolic
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Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
No problem David, one things for sure it's known the clatter of thousands of clogs in it's time.
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Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Here's more or less the same view from 2010, before the setts were regrouted.
Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Old Trawdeners (hubby included) call the ginnels which go under houses/buildings (like a tunnel) "ollerfares".
Say only a little but say it well.
Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Old Trawdeners (hubby included) call the ginnels which go under houses/buildings (like a tunnel) "ollerfares". My grandma in Yorkshire called them 'entries'.
Say only a little but say it well.
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They were entries in Stockport as well Moh.
Shitten Ginnel or Pickles Hippings, take your pick. Actually the second name was only for the hipping (stepping) stones over the beck before the bridge was made.
Shitten Ginnel or Pickles Hippings, take your pick. Actually the second name was only for the hipping (stepping) stones over the beck before the bridge was made.
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Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
This one's already had a mention in this thread.
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Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Funny thing is I know it but can't remember where it is!
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Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Add this one to the collection?
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Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Your picture shows much less bushy hedges than now, Stanley.
Two locations for people to work out now...
Two locations for people to work out now...
Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
How much does a clog remove from a step with each pass ?