Whitchurch Chip Alley.

[Citizen's Nephew]

Re: Whitchurch Chip Alley.

The meal in The Royal Hotel was fantastic, got so pissed, I missed the bloody boat!!!!!!!!

:hehe:

[splott parker]

Re: Whitchurch Chip Alley.

According to this article from 2019 the then owner of Dorothy's, who's father in law opened it in 1953 seems to call it Chippy Lane.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/mbzq5y/a-walk-down-chippy-lane-cardiffs-beloved-takeaway-street

I also recall it being called Chippy Lane back in the seventies.


When do you think the "imagined" name first started then Mike (or Splott Parker or anyone else)

I will do some further research when I've got time. I'm just starting the second year of my OU History degree and currently the Reformation takes precedence over Chippy er Caroline Street!!

Not being horrible but bugger your research. I’ve knocked about town since the late 60s, I’ve been there, lived it, drank in the pubs and clubs. This ‘Lane’ and ‘Alley’ nonsense has only come about through piss poor journalism trying to create ‘something’. Started around mid 90s perhaps and sneered at by most in my experience. Best to avoid folk who use such phrases.

[Baloo]

Re: Whitchurch Chip Alley.

‘Chippy Lane’ should be booted into touch with ‘The ‘Diff’ and “The Old Lady’.

[William Treseder]

Re: Whitchurch Chip Alley.

Lets put this to bed for the final time. No Cardiffian worth their salt, would ever refer to Caroline St, as “Chippy lane’ or ‘chip alley’.
Only foreigners and Gogs do that.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Re: Whitchurch Chip Alley.

Lets put this to bed for the final time. No Cardiffian worth their salt, would ever refer to Caroline St, as “Chippy lane’ or ‘chip alley’.
Only foreigners and Gogs do that.

I call it "that street with all the chippies".

[William Treseder]

Re: Whitchurch Chip Alley.

I call it "that street with all the chippies".

Why would you do that? Strange.!

[Hilts]

Re: Whitchurch Chip Alley.

Why would you do that? Strange.!

Wild shot in the dark. Its the street all the drunks pile into the chippys.

[Elwood Blues]

Re: Whitchurch Chip Alley.

Not being horrible but bugger your research. I’ve knocked about town since the late 60s, I’ve been there, lived it, drank in the pubs and clubs. This ‘Lane’ and ‘Alley’ nonsense has only come about through piss poor journalism trying to create ‘something’. Started around mid 90s perhaps and sneered at by most in my experience. Best to avoid folk who use such phrases.

It was being used in the 70's as I said.

From your experience not by all and possible not by a lot of people, but both Lane and Alley seem to have been used for years.
I didn't use it myself and either name was a nickname, the real name is obviously Caroline Street.

That is not to say that it was not the invention of students or journalists.

Tnaks for being so polite as usual.

[Elwood Blues]

Re: Whitchurch Chip Alley.

Anyway there are more important issues.

Such as .......


Where have all the Elephant Legs paving stones gone (where they haven't been tarmac'd over!)

[splott parker]

Re: Whitchurch Chip Alley.

It was being used in the 70's as I said.

From your experience not by all and possible not by a lot of people, but both Lane and Alley seem to have been used for years.
I didn't use it myself and either name was a nickname, the real name is obviously Caroline Street.

That is not to say that it was not the invention of students or journalists.

Tnaks for being so polite as usual.

Always polite Elwood:thumbup:

[Citizen's Nephew]

Re: Whitchurch Chip Alley.

Wild shot in the dark. Its the street all the drunks pile into the chippys.

Serious question for you or anyone else: so the slang for a chip shop is chippy and the slang for a carpenter is chippy. Is the plural the same for both i.e. chippies or chippys e.g. the chippies were restless on site or all the chippys are in Caroline Street (or the other way around?). I know, I know I'm an anorak and weird but I'm interested in this sh*t!

[poc]

Re: Whitchurch Chip Alley.

Anyone saying that wants shagging with a ragman’s trumpet!!!!!!

surely they should be shagged with a RT

[poc]

Re: Whitchurch Chip Alley.

If I’m going down The Packet or Eli Jenkins etc I can’t bring myself to say the Bay:puke: It’s still going down The Docks to me. Those Sunday afternoons of years gone by, The Baltimore, The Yardarm, Bab’s Bistro were always ‘Down The Docks’. The Bay was further up Bute St, The Paddlesteamer & The Bosun.

at last:thumbup:

[Joe Gillis]

Re: Whitchurch Chip Alley.

Why did you say that??????

I've lived here all my life.

As did my parents

Your parents should have given you a good talking to then, it's Caroline Street!

[MacAdder]

Re: Whitchurch Chip Alley.

Lets put this to bed for the final time. No Cardiffian worth their salt, would ever refer to Caroline St, as “Chippy lane’ or ‘chip alley’.
Only foreigners and Gogs do that.

Charlotte Church is a Cardiffian and I've heard her say it.

Always Caroline Street to me and mine but it's a generational thing.

There are some right miserable old bastards on here which every now and then come to the fore.

Best thing is, the kids will bring subjects like this up time and again and us old feckers will always fall for it, turning into a cross between Uncle Albert and Alfred Garnett :hehe: