The House Sign Blog

Here’s a nice straightforward oak house sign with an added and amusing little twist.

Why do I like it so much? Well, there’s just no messing about, no frills, no flounce, it’s just plain, simple and honest. The maker has taken a decent piece of oak and carved the v-cut lettering into the surface.

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The shape of this house sign has me at a complete loss! What is it supposed to represent? – the first thing that comes to mind is a bone. Maybe the occupant has a very large dog.
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Here’s an interesting little plaque set into a wall and depicting an old ship in full sail. I suppose it could be classed as a form of pargetting, the traditional art of ornamental decoration using lime plaster.

Here’s the opposite situation to the last entry, the Rococo style plaque on the 50’s house. Here we have a 1970’s ceramic plaque on a Georgian property.

The plaque is most likely a ceramic tile blank onto which has been painted the floral decoration and house name - note the jaunty but peculiar angle of “Georgian”.

This number plaque illustrates that we love to decorate our homes both internally and external but should beware when our heart rules our head.

When the owner of number 8 saw this house plaque they were probably won over by its voluptuous curves and frills.

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The house name “Mannamead” has been carved into a stone plaque which has been incorporated into a stone pillar. This was most likely done after the pillar was built, as there is an obvious mismatch in colour.
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