Lacon Road

[Worker]

Couple of trivial questions:

- how should Lacon Road be pronouonced (just the Lacon bit, I think I've mastered Road). Laykin?;

- where does this name come from? I've heard mention of a Bishop Lacon?

Grateful for any answers, thanks all.

[fuerty7]

I believe it is pronounced 'laycon'

[hellokiran]

I'd say like bacon but with an L

[Jah Lush]

I lived on Lacon Road back in the mid-80s. It's definitely laycon as in bacon.

[i*Rate]

Hi Worker,

According to John D Beasley's 'Illustrated Alphabetical Guide to East Dulwich', published in 1997, Lacon (sounds like bacon) Road was named after one of the original terraces built there in 1874. The others were Blenheim Villa, Ethel Villa and Fir Park Terrace, but Lacon could have been a bishop's name, I have no more info' on it.

Hope that this is helpful.

Regards.

[DulwichFox]

But .... How is Bacon Pronounced ???

Say Beer...

Then Say Can

Then say them together and you get Geordie Bacon ...

Foxy

[Worker]

Thanks all, Lacon like bacon it is.

Might have to check out the book you mention i*Rate.

[Salsaboy]

What Blacon?

hellokiran Wrote:

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> I'd say like bacon but with an L

[Gidget]

I would pronounce bacon like bay cunn or baykin as above not baycon.

[snapdecision]

In Spain Lacon is the cured foreleg of a pig. The rear leg will be the Jamon and the foreleg the Lacon- like our Ham Hock.

Probably irrelevant, but a good name for a road anyway- always makes me hungry when I drive through.

[hellokiran]

Bacon..blacon...as long as it smells and tastes like bacon it doesn't matter

[Salsaboy]

Bacon makes everything better.