Niaroo and other amusing house names

[AnnieMack]

My mother lived briefly in a new build she gave a Gaelic name which meant little burn after it was discovered that it was built over a little burn that was all but dry during the summer, but as soon as there was any rain it flowed right through the foundation of their house! It was only discovered after the builder came to investigate the problem with hot water coming through the toilet cistern

She had a Dunroamin too, but as she seems to enjoy moving that was a contradiction, she moved!!

Annie

[WilmaM]

Have a look at any old [or not so old] map of an unfamilir area and I expect you'll find a farm name which will raise a smile

One I've just spied - 'Macmaridge' up Dunkeld way, a wedding gift do you think?

[Muriel]

Thistledome - takes a bit of looking at how to split the words

Muriel

[Roxy]

Mrs Roxy used to live in a flat above the local chippie - it was called Knock Mhor!

Roxy

[Beckenham1]

Thanks for your suggestions.
Today I found round the corner from me a Holmleigh.
Regards Jim

[davran]

A bungalow up the road from me (at the time owned by a young couple!) was called SHAGMOOR. Fortunately, they have now moved on and the sign has been removed!

[AileenA]

My hubby has threatened to call our house 'witsend' as it was in such a bad state when we bought it and took a year to renovate!lol!

[Alan SHARP]

If you GOOGLE Earth Mount Maunganui New Zealand, you will see a very pretty and popular harbour. After WWII the MARK family annually booked, for the summer months, the prime harbour motor camp site, nestled into the base of the hill and under the pine trees. Slightly elevated, it looked out across the whole harbour. Across the front of the caravan, by the awning opening, was a polished wooden sign saying SELDOM INN. The parents, and then family members during the school holidays, made great use of that caravan, but with a boat moored on the harbour, and the ocean only a couple of hundred meters away, you could never catch them in, except at night.

My Grand Parents site was further from the beach. The caravan and tent was moved on to their site Labour Weekend (end of October), and stayed until Easter. Our high season. In the 1950's I grew up with a two week family holiday to die for, and a freedom to roam, that you can not afford your children today.

Them were the days. Alan SHARP.

[AndrewP]

... SELDOM INN.

That reminds me of a pub in Rosyth (Fife), the GLADYER INN.

All the best,

AndrewP

[AnneM]

I'm sure I heard of a house which was called COBWEBS, an acronym for Currently Owned By Woolwich Equitable Building Society-- remember the days when we had those.

Anne