To Chatham Street on Jenkins Lane
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To Chatham Street on Jenkins Lane
Image: © Evelyn Simak Taken: 25 Sep 2018
The lane links Chatham and Oak streets and its earliest mention dates from 1472, so this is a very old thoroughfare. Locally it is known as 'Chafe Lug Alley' because it is so narrow that one risked chaffing ones lugs (ears) when passing through it.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.636081
Longitude
1.289755