Barr's Lane". When or how it acquired its name is not known. It used to be known as "Pryer's Lane" since H.H.Pryer or his father built the two cottages at the end of the lane and called them "Pryer's Villas . Fortunately the original name has disappeared from the pillars of the entrance. Mrs. Hoddy lived here in 1890. She later changed her name to Hamilton.