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From: Eve McLaughlin <>
Subject: Re: [Lon] Story behind a street name?
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 12:03:02 +0000
In-Reply-To: <004001c2b661$50285a60$c5ee1240@oemcomputer>



>
>While looking at an old map of London, I noticed a major east-west roadway that
>ran past St Paul's. The part of it west of St Paul's was clearly named "Blow
>Bladder Street". If SKS knows the story behind that name, I'd like very much
>to hear it.
as cow bladders were used as primitive footballs (AFTER removal from sd
cow) it seems likely that the lads of the village here profited by the
near proximity of Smithfield market to acquire playthings - and used
them for street football, to the annoyance of the locals.

--
Eve McLaughlin

Author of the McLaughlin Guides for family historians
Secretary Bucks Genealogical Society

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