On Thu, Aug 2, 2018 at 2:29 PM, Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 02/08/18 23:00, Paul Allen wrote: >
> I recently came across someone adding the address as the name, > unfortunately one of the buildings had a real name that I recalled .. and > it was not the address. > So while the address may be displayed outside on the building facade, I > would not take it to be the name of the building without further evidence. > This one was a difficult call. On its own I'd have said it was a pretentious way of displaying the house number. But there's a name plate in the same material, style, font and lack of weathering for "The Annexe" which is arrived at via a footpath at the side which leads to a rear extension of the building. The building in question had no other identification but through the window I could see it was an office of some nature. It also had an entry phone with a notice saying that callers needed an appointment. The Annexe, though, identified the function of the place. I know, from the Annexe signage, they were hiding their function from the general public. Although I understand their reasoning, I also know that security through obscurity doesn't work (but I'm respecting their secrecy anyway). Although they don't want the general public to know what they do, they want their legitimate callers to be sure they've found the right place. A housename unlikely to appear on any other house on a different street meets that need. I'd have chosen something like "Coprolite" or "Tibetan Blackbird" but not everyone has my sense of humour. The other thing about using "Number 39" as a house name is that they don't have to go through the process of formally registering the name with the County Council, which they are legally required to do (almost nobody does, but they're supposed to). They can tell the council it's just a number, not a name, and the council would have better things to do than push the point. Difficult call, but it quacked more like a house name than a number. As you can see from this (which I don't use for mapping but is acceptable for making a point here): https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.0824887,-4.6596585,3a,15y,119.06h,86.83t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1shXJ2DTi4jllXdFtJpx1xnw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 The sign for "The Annexe" is blurred but you can see it. If "Number 39" were intended to be a house number they'd have put "39" and "39A" on the signs. Fewer letters so lower cost for the two signs. -- Paul
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