Lennox Passage The Cats Creep Quiz

Read the article on Lennox Passage (The Cats Creep). Then do the following quiz.

1. What is the modern common name for the stairway officially planned as “Lennox Road”?

2. Between which two roads does the Cats’ Creep footpath run?

3. In what year was the stairway still under construction as “Lennox Road” according to the estate map?

4. Why was the original plan for a street called Lennox Road abandoned?

5. How many flights of stone steps does the Cats’ Creep consist of?

6. What unusual wildlife‑related activity has the Cats’ Creep been registered for since 2019?

7. According to the page, what kind of ‘green ribbon’ land lies on either side of the Cats’ Creep?

8. What was the intended function of Lennox Road when laid out in 1862?

9. In 1900 the passage was known by what name?

10. What was proposed in the 2006 planning application for the land behind 2‑10 Richmond Road adjacent to the Cats’ Creep?

11. What key reason did the planning committee give for refusing the 2006 application?

12. What is the nature of the land (to the south) on the other side of the Cats’ Creep?

13. What local nickname term is used to describe a route like the Cats’ Creep (besides “cat creep”)?

14. What is significant in terms of views from the Cats’ Creep according to the article?

15. What kind of long‑standing plan name change is mentioned for Lennox Road?

16. Which conservation area statement mentions the Cats’ Creep and its green space?

17. According to the article, what was one of the uses of the green space north of the Cats’ Creep in the 1890s?

18. What is a local community group activity that takes place at the Cats’ Creep related to toads?

19. What gradient (steepness) concern is implied about Lennox Road/Passage in the article?

1. The Common name is “Cats’ Creep” (also Cat Creep, Catcreep).

2. It runs between the western end of Roundhill Crescent and the junction of Wakefield Road & Richmond Road.

3. The estate map shows it under construction in 1869.

4. Because the hill was too steep for coaches and horse‑drawn transport.

5. Six flights of stone steps.

6. It has been registered as a ‘Toad Crossing’ site by the amphibian charity Froglife.

7. The green ribbons are privately‑owned open spaces and back gardens forming a continuous green corridor.

8. It was laid out for building as a radial street (Lennox Road) on the Round Hill Park Estate.

9. It was known as “Lennox Passage”.

10. The 2006 application proposed erecting 3 houses, 1 flat and 1 maisonette on the open space behind 2‑10 Richmond Road.

11. The committee said it would fail to “preserve or enhance” the Conservation Area and would lead to an unacceptable loss of urban open space.

12. The land was once an orchard.

13. The term “twitten” is also used for a narrow alley or step route.

14. The article emphasises long public views out of the Conservation Area through this green corridor.

15. The name change from Lennox Road → Lennox Passage → colloquially Cats’ Creep.

16. The Round Hill Conservation Area Character Statement (adopted 20 Oct 2005) mentions it.

17. It was likely used as a drying field by the Tidey family of Primrose Laundry in the 1890s.

18. Local residents carry out “Toad‑Crossing Patrols” during amphibian migration between February‑April.

19. The article implies the gradient was at least 1 in 4, making it too steep for horse‑drawn transport.

This page was last updated by Ted on 10-Nov-2025