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Originally Posted by Retlaw
NO, they have been called Monkey Steps as long as I've lived, not every thing gets properly documented, you'll just have to accept that although their correct name was Bank Steps, they are the Monkey Steps. Local names by Local people.
Take Bunny's back for example, its proper name was back Birtwistle St, but Bunny lived in the 1st house and kept his donkey and cart in a stable in the back. You also have a local name for another part of Birtwistle St, it was nicknamed Pinch Belly Row.
Retlaw.
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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?