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Thread #113306   Message #2407340
Posted By: Liz the Squeak
07-Aug-08 - 04:24 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Street names
Subject: RE: Folklore: Street names
And there was me trying to be polite....

In Whitstable, there is a very narrow alley going up from the main shopping street to the beach road called 'Squeezegut Lane'. It starts off being wide enough for two people walking side by side but ends up being just wide enough for one not so large person to pass through. Anyone bigger than average would have to squeeze through it sideways, hence the name of 'squeezegut'.

It's said that Peter Cushing used it regularly on his way up to his favourite bench.

LTS