In message , at 
09:30:00 on Tue, 26 Aug 2008, Colin Rosenstiel  
remarked:
>> There's a Docwra's Close next to Shepreth Station. Pronounce that!
>
>No harder than "Gwydir".

I can have a stab at "Gwydir" (perhaps to rhyme with "why-dear", or is 
it "wider"), but "Docwra" seems superficially unpronounceable as there's 
a middle vowel missing; "Doc-wer-ah" maybe, or is it "doe-cur-uh"
-- 
Roland Perry

In article , roland@perry.co.uk (Roland
Perry) wrote:

> In message , 
> at 09:30:00 on Tue, 26 Aug 2008, Colin Rosenstiel 
>  remarked:
> >> There's a Docwra's Close next to Shepreth Station. Pronounce that!
> >
> >No harder than "Gwydir".
> 
> I can have a stab at "Gwydir" (perhaps to rhyme with "why-dear", or 
> is it "wider"),

In Cambridge it rhymes with "wider".

> but "Docwra" seems superficially unpronounceable as 
> there's a middle vowel missing; "Doc-wer-ah" maybe, or is it 
> "doe-cur-uh"

You amaze me. I've know that name since I were a lad in London
(builders'?) and I've always thought of it as "DockWRa" or "DockRa".

-- 
Colin Rosenstiel

In message , at 
12:43:00 on Tue, 26 Aug 2008, Colin Rosenstiel  
remarked:
>> but "Docwra" seems superficially unpronounceable as
>> there's a middle vowel missing; "Doc-wer-ah" maybe, or is it
>> "doe-cur-uh"
>
>You amaze me. I've know that name since I were a lad in London

Yes, I've seen the name for a long time, but never consciously heard 
anyone say it. But then it might be one of those names like Shi-vaughn 
(aka Sigh-Oban) that's so different you don't even marry them up.
-- 
Roland Perry