Up the back passage...ohh err missus

No cream tea lesson today after all, bit of gardening to do and trim back a couple of trees - How names change (sound of hovis music in the background please) In my day (never thought I'd say that) we used to call small paths between the roads Gulleys, me dad and grandad called them Ginnels and my lad calls them Alleys - either way was out walking the dog at half four this morning hoping to get some shots of the river with the mist lifting off the water but suspect it was too early as very little happening always tommorrow so grabbed this shot showing the original cobbles in the gulley behind "Hooker Street" an unfortunate name - you dont see washing stewn across the "backies" any more even so they do look interesting when you get down to the ground level.

Anywheys depending where you from you might call your local narrow pavements that run behind buildings or between roads as Jennels, Gennels, Ginnels (Lancashire/Yorkshire) Around our way a Ginnel or Entry is also a covered passage such as the passage running between semi detached or terraced houses to the back yards/gardens.

If your down Sarrf it could be called a Twitten seen that around Brighton area.
Central area it may be called a Twichell, towards Derbyshire/Leicestershire more likely called Jitty or Gitties whereas in the black country its the Gulley
Shropshire mainly Shrewsbury they are called Shuts.

In Liverpool its usually called an entry, jigger or snicket, Scunthorpe Hull area they call, them cuttings 8 or 10 foots and snicket. In north-east they can be called chares

In Scotland and Northern Ireland the Scots terms close, wynd, pend and vennel is used in most towns and cities.

As Looney Tunes would say "Thats All Folks" have a great day in the sun and a lovely weekend all