[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

So not even a theory? If Bunny's was named after a character in the first house on back Birtwhistle St - and we can all think of similar examples - then somewhere in the distant past there has to be some reason for the naming of this particular spot. Surely someone can come up with some speculative theory - be it relating to the layout of these steps, the proximity of nearby trees, a corruption of another descriptive word or whatever - so is it not worth talking about?

Tha clutchin at straws if tha tryin to meck sense o nicknames, un them us gi id thad name are long gone, gioer fratchin n just accept ids calld Munky Steps.
Its like Cockney Rhyming slang it was in use for donkeys years before it was writen down, who knows who started that, I know why, but who ?.

Retlaw.