Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Finding Out the Name of my House
Like all of the houses on my street, my house had a name (probably on a botanical theme) etched into a plaster plaque but this has long since been rendered/painted over. I would love to find out the original name and possibly reinstate it. Can anyone advise on how I could find out the original name? Thanks
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When we had all the paint stripped off our brickwork and the bricks restored and repointed (by Stuart Horn, who incidentally I would certainly recommend - https://www.stuarthornbrickwork.com), they also restored the plaque at the front which it turns out had just been filled in. Ours had the construction date. You’d never have know there was anything there, so it was a nice surprise; next door had the house name already and the other side asked Stuart’s team to do his, which it turned out had… nothing under it. Long story short, if you’re lucky, you might find the name is hidden in the plaque. Not sure if someone like Stuart might be able to advise, or you might find a decorator would be able to take a look. Good luck!
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