tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152950892272252636.post773954540085214995..comments2024-03-26T14:25:37.365-07:00Comments on Edith's Streets: Thames Tributary Blacks Brook - Raphael ParkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152950892272252636.post-36536987711656813782012-10-17T15:09:33.610-07:002012-10-17T15:09:33.610-07:00I was brought up in Rise Park in the 50s and some ...I was brought up in Rise Park in the 50s and some of the names I recognise only from the map:<br />Bob's Lane - always known locally as Dirty Dick's although there was never any story to go with the name.<br />Rise Park Parade - simply The White Shops due to the whitewashed rendering.<br />Raphael Park - always known as Raphaels Park.<br />Blacks Brook - the name simply wasn't known locally, the brooks in Rise Park and Raphaels Park never had specific names.Chiltern Birderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619845552008706794noreply@blogger.com