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  • Davesnave
    Davesnave Posts: 34,741 Forumite
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    Mojisola wrote: »
    Even further back, the night soil men used the lanes to collect another kind of 'rubbish'. :)

    Or if you live in the countryside, perhaps they didn't.

    In which case, the soil close to the house may still be darker in colour and especially nice to till.

    Thought for the Day for those who grow veg. :A
  • moneyistooshorttomention
    moneyistooshorttomention Posts: 17,940 Forumite
    Davesnave wrote: »
    Long, long ago in a galaxy far away.....the bin men used to go down rear pedestrian lanes and collect the bins, rubbish sacks etc. They'd even return the bin to the right garden gate.

    Then came privatisation with its efficiency drives, closely followed by elfin safety, which meant that the 'refuse operatives,' as they were by then known, could no longer go beyond the pavements for fear they might fall and not be insured.

    The back lanes fell into disuse; their other function as a route for the British worker and his/her bicycle no longer being of interest. And as they began to grow-over, people worried who might lurk in them, perhaps waiting to steal things, shoot-up or just steal the occasional child.

    And so it came to pass that some bold individuals began to fence off the old back alleys, incorporating them into their gardens, with others quickly following, emboldened by the lack of action visited upon their errant neighbours by the faceless ones carrying clipboards.

    Here endeth the history lesson. :)

    I remember that.

    But there is/was a variety of reasons for back alleys.

    So - my suspicion would be that these 6' strips of land aren't just = a strip of my garden that is the other side of the fence. They are in fact back alleys.

    Added to which - I expect the back alley has/will retain Right of Way across it.
  • Mojisola
    Mojisola Posts: 35,557 Forumite
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    Davesnave wrote: »
    Or if you live in the countryside, perhaps they didn't.

    In which case, the soil close to the house may still be darker in colour and especially nice to till.

    Very true.

    My grandparents - who lived well off the beaten track and had a Ty Bach down the bottom of the garden - also had the most amazing veg garden. :)
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