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“ lie regular patterns of . . chippings bordering | s make a hardwearing l*e to grass. Occasional I, of weed killer replaces


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t more. by Gabrielle Fagan


EV E R th o u g h t of n am in g y o u r house G o r illa V i l la , M ad H o u se or p e rh a p s plumping for th e more conventional Hillview


or the Oaks? I f you h av en 't, you


should, because house names are right back in fashion- andsignmak- ers are reporting a boom


in sales. Recent years have


brought smarter plaques and fewer inhibitions. A


trip down the highways and byways of Britain reveals the zany like Stoneybroke, Groper End or Costapakit to the con­ ventional such as Squir­ rel's Leap, The Firs or Oak


Trees.Rose Cottage remains


the most popular with an estimated 100,000 homes


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• Our European neigh­ bours may raise their eye­ brows at our wild enthusi­ asm for labelling our bricks and mortar, but the practise is also found there and we've traded names. We have ' Chez Nous and they'have


throughout the country named after the English flower.


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Wickets or The Tees. . An enduring tradition is combining your name with your partner's, like Kenbar or AndyanSals. Brookside's TV soap character Bev, then living with Ron Dixon, dreamt up the grand-sound­ ing Casa Bevron for her modest suburban home in the famous Liverpool close. Joyce Miles, author of


lon and Rome. "Our predecessors may


even have named their caves. I t is a fascinat­


ing custom, because behind the names are


ordinary and extra­ ordinary people whose wit and inven­ tiveness tell us how they feel about the quest for a home, the ups and downs of fortune and the disasters and tri­ umphs of family life such as Overdraft Lodge or Tran Cwility,” she says. "The same names, on ail-


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.'.At Home. ' Undoubtedly, there's an


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5's House Doctor explains: »GivinE your house a. name is a way of stamping it with pride of ownership. People like to make a statement about what they feel is the essential nature of their


home."


often want to make a state­ ment about what they'd like


And, of course, people ,


their home to be, even if it s not totally appropriate. The Manor or The Lodge


ferent houses, can mean dif­ ferent things to different owners. Five Farthings on one house could have meant there were five people living in the house by that name, while on another it proba­ bly referred to all the money that remained after the


deposit was paid."


which remain a mystery such as Twizzle Twig, Wal­ lops, or L'Elephant. Many are inspired by literature such as Dickens - Copper- field, or Tolkein - Hobbits


Some names have origins . End. ' Estate Agents Trevor Kent,


Chompers for a dentist, Bedsyde Manor for a doctor or Dunmilkin for a farmer. Former President of the National Association of


Others reflect professions. , .


conveys status and an impression of rolling acres and stone lions but could be comical on a terraced house. Nature, particularly


who operates in Bucking- hamshire, says: "House names are crucial. They give buyers a mental picture of the property and help to


View ana common inspirations for


trees, and location Hill View and Sea View -


signs. So are sentimental


\references to favour1};® places, Costa del Sol or


sporting passions - 1 he


you're aware of it or not. Although the name may not affect a house's price directly, it can affect some­ body's subconscious reac­ tion to it as a buyer." Sometimes the humour is


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irresistible, such as match­ ing names for adjacent


h o u s e s . next to Wisteria,


and Byatube, next to a London tube station, adjoined with Soarwe. □ If you are choosing a


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