Grope Lane does, of course, mean pretty much what you'd expect! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5864981/Street-names-date-back-to-brothels-and-red-light-districts.html …
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@caitlinrgreen Apparently needless or needles alleys etc were red light areas too. Pricked by needles.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@thegn69 well, the Birmingham one certainly seems to have been! http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/local-news/chris-upton-birmingham-alley-shady-3944195 …1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@caitlinrgreen I'm not surprised there's one in Brum! A decent Black Country mon such as myself would expect the worst of that town!!1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
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