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Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Posted: 08 May 2014, 04:19
by Stanley
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.....
Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Posted: 08 May 2014, 06:37
by David Whipp
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.
Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Posted: 08 May 2014, 07:25
by PanBiker
It's down the side of the Cornmill.
Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Posted: 08 May 2014, 08:34
by David Whipp
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.
Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Posted: 09 May 2014, 04:02
by Stanley
Hee hee, so do I but I'll let others have a go....
Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Posted: 09 May 2014, 04:44
by Nolic
Is it related to the place of worship that formerly stood nearby? Nolic
Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Posted: 09 May 2014, 07:02
by David Whipp
Nolic wrote:Is it related to the place of worship that formerly stood nearby? Nolic
Yes. Very crypt(ic)!
Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Posted: 09 May 2014, 09:22
by Nolic
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
Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Posted: 10 May 2014, 05:41
by Stanley
What was the place of worship associated with the ginnel on the Croft? Or have I got it wrong.....
Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Posted: 10 May 2014, 06:47
by Nolic
St James Square........St James Church. Nolic
Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Posted: 10 May 2014, 07:21
by David Whipp
Another with a religious association (after a clean up).
Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Posted: 10 May 2014, 07:47
by Stanley
Of course Comrade! Must have had a blank spot!
I'm not going to leap in on the last one....
Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Posted: 10 May 2014, 08:51
by PanBiker
Which name do you want? Choice of two, tame or mucky.
Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Posted: 10 May 2014, 10:03
by David Whipp
Shall we see who else knows both or either?
Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Posted: 10 May 2014, 10:13
by Nolic
Always knew mucky. Only found out true name on One Guy. Nolic
Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Posted: 10 May 2014, 10:20
by PanBiker
No problem David, one things for sure it's known the clatter of thousands of clogs in it's time.
Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Posted: 10 May 2014, 11:33
by David Whipp
Here's more or less the same view from 2010, before the setts were regrouted.
Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Posted: 10 May 2014, 12:47
by Moh
Old Trawdeners (hubby included) call the ginnels which go under houses/buildings (like a tunnel) "ollerfares".
Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Posted: 10 May 2014, 12:48
by Moh
Old Trawdeners (hubby included) call the ginnels which go under houses/buildings (like a tunnel) "ollerfares". My grandma in Yorkshire called them 'entries'.
Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Posted: 11 May 2014, 04:27
by Stanley
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.
Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Posted: 11 May 2014, 07:35
by David Whipp
This one's already had a mention in this thread.
Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Posted: 12 May 2014, 04:25
by Stanley
Funny thing is I know it but can't remember where it is!
Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Posted: 12 May 2014, 06:10
by Stanley
Add this one to the collection?
Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Posted: 12 May 2014, 07:12
by David Whipp
Your picture shows much less bushy hedges than now, Stanley.
Two locations for people to work out now...
Re: Ginnels, Alleys, Snickets. (Call them what you will.)
Posted: 12 May 2014, 07:40
by Bodger
How much does a clog remove from a step with each pass ?