tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943698793760990543.post4430854528512818371..comments2023-12-23T20:53:55.441+01:00Comments on Prick Your Finger: HABERDASHING STREET NAMES.Prick Your Fingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116297017961712853noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943698793760990543.post-20817243762542943062009-11-28T10:16:43.771+01:002009-11-28T10:16:43.771+01:00Hi Mim,
Oh gosh that is so interesting, yes, bec...Hi Mim, <br /><br />Oh gosh that is so interesting, yes, because I think Peter Ackroyd says that it's a reference from the bible, if you can get a camel through the eye of a needle? I can't find the quote, but do you know anything about that?Prick Your Fingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116297017961712853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943698793760990543.post-2731801405975212702009-11-26T16:38:49.377+01:002009-11-26T16:38:49.377+01:00Hi Rachael :) 'Threadneedle Street' is a e...Hi Rachael :) 'Threadneedle Street' is a euphemism - the area was originally a hotbed prostitution, and the coy reference to needle threading was considered more polite than the street's original name, Gropec*nt Lane! MimMimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943698793760990543.post-85789568868086390512009-11-22T14:24:04.277+01:002009-11-22T14:24:04.277+01:00Does Leather Lane count?Does Leather Lane count?Patchwork Pamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943698793760990543.post-73529919598317288182009-11-22T14:11:06.446+01:002009-11-22T14:11:06.446+01:00there's Lamb St, in Spitalfields. Might have b...there's Lamb St, in Spitalfields. Might have been some lambswool there.Montynoreply@blogger.com