The olā Grand Union Canal, so thatās what kids are calling it these daysā¦
This street in Oxford was rife with prostitution in the middle ages, and shows on a 1230 AD map as āGropecunt Laneā
My first impression was that the map reminded me of the planarian diagrams in grade school science books.
The knoberg
There is still a Tickle Cock Bridge.
Is that your Broadwater Lock, or are you just happy to see me?
āHonestly. People have such dirty mindsā
And this is a problem, because ā¦ ? 
Gropecunt lane was an extremely common street name in England, but the Victorians renamed most of them. They usually used a new designation that includes āGroveā or āGrapeā or āsomething Passageā, so traces of the original remain. āGropecuntā was also Threadneedle Streetās original moniker āwhich would make the Bank of Englandās address much more entertaining ā¦ 
So thatās what the kids are calling it these days. 
If they could rename it now, Iām sure Threadneedle Street would become āBack Passageā
What theā¦where am I?
This doesnāt look like Kansas.
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