Anyone want to help me decipher the name of my house? [pic included]

[Bobkitten]

Hello all,

I’ve lived in my house over a year and only a few days ago I noticed that the concrete pillar outside our house has worn letters on it.

I’m very curious as to what they say, but try as I might, I can’t make out the word.

Any suggestions?

Find out if there is a local history society, there could be records somewhere.

CAMSTONE

It's possible the land registry entry might tell you.

I think it was owned by Charles and Antonia and they rested their own name for the house- the quite classy Chaztoni.

*created their own name

Coniston

On second thoughts I don't think the second letter can be an A as it is straight up and down.

CHILSTONE

Concrete or coade stone is fine for 1930s.

I'm an archaeologist and we use raking light to decipher worn out lettering. Wait till dusk and shine a torch one direction on the side of the inscription. Then shine from the other side.

It's definitely an E at the end. I can see it very clearly.

Good idea about 1939 census Bobkitten .

Happy to have a look OP if you want to PM me the address .

Looks like camsioni to me, which is welsh for wrongdoing. But that seems an odd name for a house..

Maybe Collstone?

I sharpened the image, it looks like Camstone

I can see an E at the end too, worn but there.
So ends with “stone”

was it not on the deeds when you bought it? But Land registry, for £3 will show you the title.

Otherwise yes, google, or older members in the village.

Or do what mog says as that sounds alot more interesting and fun as a technique than google!

Surely that second letter is an M. The first is an I.

The last three are O N I.

Definitely do the rubbing thing OP. That always works.

CHITSTONE is a possibility but I am rooting for CHAZTONI.

I’d guess Chilstone. The bottom of the S has worn off so I think the letter before it is L which has worn in the same way.

But i love stuff like this. We moved an ancient plant pot from the side of our house to discover initials engraved into the brickwork. That triggered research and we discovered the initials were the same as the children of the man who built the house in the 1800s!

Is there a second pillar on the other side that says HOUSE?

My house has "Speedy Williams", the year 1934 and a cartoon of a cats arse etched into the cement on the chimney breast in the loft 😂 A posh house name would have been a nicer find .

Looks like callstone to me

I'm thinking Comstone, which is the name of a fell near Hawkshead in the Lake District.

Soup Fantastic! I would love to know who Speedy Williams was!

Oh. Just Googled and it's an American footballer!