The Calls

munki · Post by **munki** » Fri 11 Apr, 2008 11:57 am

Does anyone know what the 'call' in The Calls & Call Lane refers to???

ExplorerRich · Post by **ExplorerRich** » Fri 11 Apr, 2008 12:15 pm

munki wrote: Does anyone know what the 'call' in The Calls & Call Lane refers to??? The area was well known for prostitution in days gone by. Just a guess but maybe that has something to do with it "call girls" etc.

Si · Post by Si » Fri 11 Apr, 2008 12:26 pm

I think it comes from the Latin for a path or walkway - something like that. Isn't there an old thread on this somewhere?

Post by **dsco** » Fri 11 Apr, 2008 10:44 pm

Yeah it's in here somwhere:Clickety click

Post by **dsco** » Fri 11 Apr, 2008 10:45 pm

Tut tut munki... didn't search the site for it first... well I dunno!

Bramley4woods · Post by **Bramley4woods** » Fri 11 Apr, 2008 10:55 pm

Si wrote: I think it comes from the Latin for a path or walkway - something like that. Isn't there an old thread on this somewhere? Calle is Spanish for "Street".

fevlad · Post by **fevlad** » Sat 12 Apr, 2008 9:34 am

ExplorerRich wrote: munki wrote: Does anyone know what the 'call' in The Calls & Call Lane refers to??? The area was well known for prostitution in days gone by. Just a guess but maybe that has something to do with it "call girls" etc. interesting theory, but I doubt it.but actually in medieval times a street where prostitutes plied their trade woiuld have been called 'finkle street(lane, or whatever)'. many towns that go back as far as that: pontefract for instance still have a finkle street. Is there a finkle street in Leeds? Or perhaps more accurately was there one?I should add that there are other ideas about finkle street: and the prostitition bit is a coincidence: ie it just so happend that it went on in these twisting alleyways in meieval market towns.

fevlad · Post by **fevlad** » Sat 12 Apr, 2008 9:35 am

Si wrote: I think it comes from the Latin for a path or walkway - something like that. Isn't there an old thread on this somewhere? I'm guessing that 'alley' has a similar etrytmology, as does aller french for to walk.