violator 5:41 Sat Sep 12
Katherine Road
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Pronunciation, my aunt lived on Outram Road and always pronounced Katherine as Kathryne..met a fellow hammer in Greece and he had it the same. Bloke in my local insists it's Kathrin..am I gonna lose this argument?
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lincslink
8:41 Mon Sep 14
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Wanstead
My Nan and Mum were from Shadwell, still have family in Stepney.
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mashed in maryland
9:22 Sun Sep 13
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero 12:13 Sun Sep 13
This, but the younger gens seem to say it more normally.
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REALGSA
8:54 Sun Sep 13
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Had an office down KatheRINE road about 15 years ago.
Sam's cafe was the place to be!
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ironsofcanada
5:41 Sun Sep 13
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All just Great Vowel Shift problems, innit?
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero
5:27 Sun Sep 13
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lowermarshhammer 10:51 Sun Sep 13
It's not named after a 'beacon tree' it's named after the tree that belonged to some Saxon bloke called Behca (or something). Hence the confusion. I think. Maybe.
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Far Cough
5:25 Sun Sep 13
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That's right, blame Henry the fucking VIII :-)
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero
5:24 Sun Sep 13
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CBE
Given the neighbouring, Boleyn Road, Seymour Road, Cleeves Road, Parr Road and Aragon Road, I'd say it's likely it was named after Katherine Howard.
Yes, It's a local mispronounciation that's stuck.
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Cheezey Bell-End
5:06 Sun Sep 13
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It's likely it was named after a person. And I doubt anyone in the world calls themselves Kath-rine. It's just a local mispronunciation that has stuck.
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BubblesCyprus
4:55 Sun Sep 13
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Kather ryne Road always was and has been amongst my own family even had an Aunt and Uncle who lived there.
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charleyfarley
2:39 Sun Sep 13
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yes wanstead is spot on if you don't call it caffrin or beckontree you are not a pwoper cockney or lived in the east end EOT
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wanstead_hammer
2:08 Sun Sep 13
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Always called it Cafe-rin (same as the girls name).
And called it Beckontree.
(That’s where some of the corn beef city ‘snobs‘ used to say they were from).
Mind you, me old man still calls his old manor ‘Baffnal Green’ for some reason. He’s 90 so we’ll let him off!
Linkslink - (haha). Jamaica street was our manor so just said it how it is really.
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lincslink
1:49 Sun Sep 13
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My Nan would always call Jamaica Street Stepney Jam Maker Street,
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Crassus
1:16 Sun Sep 13
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ChesterRd 6:37 Sat Sep 12
Same era Chester, but doubtless you were in the 'posh' part of the borough ;)
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Westham67
12:24 Sun Sep 13
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lowermarshhammer 10:51 Sun Sep 13
The correct way BEAKontree
BEContree is for, toffs and posh people
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero
12:13 Sun Sep 13
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The locals rhyme it with fine, so that's what it is.
Fuck knows why though.
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,
11:33 Sun Sep 13
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Or Meopham.
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percyd
11:27 Sun Sep 13
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Just be grateful none of you live in Leominster.
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lowermarshhammer
10:51 Sun Sep 13
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Becontree
BEcontree as is beacon? This seems to be favourite amongst people who live there but seems totally fucked up if you ask me.
I'm sticking with Becontree as in (Tooting) Bec or David Beckham
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gph
3:20 Sun Sep 13
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How long before the inhabitants of Cholmondley stop saying "Chumley"?
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gph
3:16 Sun Sep 13
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Things change. Proper locals always used to say Rumford for Romford, and I had the piss taken out of me by non-Romfordians for doing so.
Now you'd find it difficult to find anyone (apart from me) who says Rumford.
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easthammer
2:33 Sun Sep 13
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You can see whereabouts I am from and I concur its rine as in fine
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