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• At 2006.04.12 08:57, Anonymous said:
  

  i now i should be working, but, Dog leap Stair is an historic stone stair leading from Castle Garth to the Side. the name refers to ‘a norrow slip of ground between houses’. In 1772 Baron Eldon eloped with Bessie Surtees. The couple made their escape up Dog Leap Stair on horse back. Hopw thats of som help.

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• At 2006.04.12 14:41, luggi said:
  

  Is it like a salmon run for dogs now?

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• At 2006.04.12 14:58, Lorethian said:
  

  What a great name, and thanks for linking it to the stairs.

  http://kansascitydailyphoto.blogspot.com/

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• At 2006.04.12 22:00, Grant F said:
  

  cool name…and thanks to anonymous for the extra historical info.

  sorry i keep stealing your thunder with the taxis chris! however, I’m sure we’d love to see some geordie cabs too!

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• At 2006.04.13 05:18, luminlight said:
  

  Haha… England is ‘full’ of quirky named places… ! =)

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• At 2006.05.07 14:36, eric said:
  

  A photo of Dog Leap Stairs taken in 1880 appeared on the front cover of the Radio Times in the mid ’70’s but showed the stairs to be on the other side of the road, was the plate printed back to front?Can anyone help me find the whereabouts of the original?

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