Alley arcade, walk, steps, yard, terrace, and close. While both a court and close are usually defined as blind alleys, or "cul-de-sacs", several in London are throughways, for example Cavendish Court, a narrow passage leading from Houndsditch into Devonshire Square, and Angel Court, which links King Street and Pall Mall. Bartholomew Close is a narrow winding lane which can be called an alley by virtue of its narrowness, and because through-access requires the use of passages and courts between Little Britain, and Long Lane and Aldersgate Street. In an old neighbourhood of the City of London, Exchange Alley or Change Alley
The blind leading the blind in 1500 CE. Perhaps the most famous artistic depiction of the phrase is Pieter Bruegel's "The Blind Leading the Blind". Little is known about Bruegel's life, although he frequently depicted scenes of rustic life. The distemper on canvas painting was completed in 1568, and is currently in the collection of the Museo di Capodimonte in Naples, Italy. "The Blind Leading the Blind" is a poem by Pulitzer prize winning poet Lisel Mueller "Blind Leading the Blind" is a song by Lynsey de Paul. It was the 'B' side of her 1973 single, All Night. "Blind leading the blind" was a