House Names

[Rob Houghton]

probably something deeply sexual... Sorry: me again.

[Moonraker]

probably something deeply sexual... Sorry: me again.

I never thought of that! Oh dear, Green Hedges (and Ming, with her S&M) have a lot to answer for....

[jen]

On a similar subject, does you house have a name and if so, what is it called and why?

I used to live in a house called The Cat Flap (I think the previous owners had lots of cats and we soon changed the name ) and another called Station House which was the former station masters house.

[Belly]

My parents house is called 'Roughwood'. Not sure why.

House names always amuse me. 'Dalentrace' (the house of Darren and Tracey in the sit com Birds of a Feather). 'Dunroamin' etc. Also I heard that a couple, Constance and Domonic decided to combine their names to christen their house 'Condom'.

[Kitty]

I remember a house that I used to drive past regularly, that used to have a number but was renamed 'The Mouse House'. It always made me shiver - I loathe mice. It went up for sale soon after that, and took ages to shift. A name like that would even put me off viewing it.

[Laura]

My house is called "Gellyknowe" (pronounced with a hard 'G'), which, roughly translated from the old Scots, means "pretty knoll". The house does stand on a slight rise, so I suppose that that's where the name comes from. However, my old house was called "Newvale", which is frankly horrible , and we never used it.

I always find it interesting to find out where houses' names come from, as some of them seem so out of place.

[Anita Bensoussane]

There used to be a house near me called Sled Ecalp . It was sold and the new owner removed the name. Obviously he wasn't called Del!

When I was a child, my best friends (two sisters) lived in a house called Wendover *groan!*

I like the story "Meddle's Good Turns" in Merry Mister Meddle. Trying to be helpful, Meddle repaints the name Fir-Trees on a man's gate because the original letters are very faint. The man is furious, having spent ages rubbing off the name earlier that day because he doesn't have any fir-trees in his garden! He wants to call his house Rose-Cot instead.

Anita

[Viv of Ginger Pop]

There is a place in my village called Milliways (Restaraunt at the end of the universe) which I rather like.

The Corfe Castle postman is a Hitch Hikers nut, and has called his wonderful cottage Deep Thatch (pun - geddit?) It's easy to spot because in Corfe stone roofs are the norm

I was very disappointed on visiting the real Finniston Farm to find that Enid hadn't used the real field names of Manor Farm. But until I read the book, it probably hadn't occured to me that fields even had names!

Some Dorset villages have made really beautiful decorated maps, and include all the field names so that they aren't forgotten. The link is to the map of Chideock in West Dorset, where I believe that some of the field names are over a thousand years old.

http://www.england-in-particular.info/p ... deock.html" target="_blank

Viv

[Ming]

I like the story "Meddle's Good Turns" in Merry Mister Meddle. Trying to be helpful, Meddle repaints the name Fir-Trees on a man's gate because the original letters are very faint. The man is furious, having spent ages rubbing off the name earlier that day because he doesn't have any fir-trees in his garden! He wants to call his house Rose-Cot instead.

Yes, that's one of my favourite stories!! Mr Meddle actually wonders why on earth the house was called Fir-Trees when there were none of them around, but was full of roses. And he thinks, "well, some people are queer" (quoting from memory, so no guarantee!) and repaints the name in a bigger size. Poor man of the house. Now try rubbing off that.

[Moonraker]

For the first seven years of my life, I lived in a bungalow called Moonbeams. Quite appropriate, really! I passed a cottage in a village near Salisbury yesterday, called Moonraker's Cottage. Regrettably, not mine!

[Rob Houghton]

Just re-reading 'Rat-a-Tat Mystery', and Enid has some great names in there: Rat-a-Tat House, of course, the town where Barney lives: Little Wendleman, and another village they drive through - Boffame, which I always think sounds French, and the Housekeeper, Mrs Tickle!!

[Lucky Star]

I passed a cottage in a village near Salisbury yesterday, called Moonraker's Cottage. Regrettably, not mine!

In Three Bridges in Sussex, part of the town of Crawley, there is a pub called The Moonraker. I must admit that I think of you every time I pass it.

[Ming]

I rather think Nigel should plan a visit to the pub, take a bee-yoo-tea-ful picture and make it his avatar!

[Moonraker]

In Three Bridges in Sussex, part of the town of Crawley, there is a pub called The Moonraker. I must admit that I think of you every time I pass it.

Ah, my fame goes before me, even as a pub sign!

I rather think Nigel should plan a visit to the pub, take a bee-yoo-tea-ful picture and make it his avatar!

I tried to take a picture of a pub in Devizes, Moonrakers, with my phone - unfortunately, as I was driving an ambulance, I couldn't take it well enough to publish!

[Julie2owlsdene]

I tried to take a picture of a pub in Devizes, Moonrakers, with my phone - unfortunately, as I was driving an ambulance, I couldn't take it well enough to publish!

Glad I wasn't a patient in your ambulance then Nigel!!