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?

CANISTON

But I’m hopeful that’s wring

I vote Chitstone

It could be an old post from before the houses were built in the 30s?

From an older - bigger? - house that was there before the 30s houses were built?

Chitstone

Chitstone

I think a paper rubbing is the answer OP. You can use chalk, or a wax crayon.

Camstone definitely

Have asked my DD1 who has eyes and ears like an Owl and she says it's
CAMSTONE

Coniston? Anywhere near the lakes?

It's definitely not Camstone - from the second picture the second letter is definitely an H

I was sure it was CHILSTONE, until I read runoutofnamechanges' post - spacing isn't right, so I can see a case for CHEL or CHET. I can also see it could be CAMSTONE, but would an 'A' have a rounded top, given the style of the other letters?

Turns out my 1930's plaster was called Speedy Mitchell, not Williams. He also clearly had a more literate friend who wrote the date and signed his own name (it was cold, I didn't linger to try and read it).

The cat's arse is not going to win any art awards.

FFS, i posted the same picture twice. This is the cat.

Love it @SoupDragon
Thank you for sharing this with us

Definitely Christine!

Not RTFT but might the land registry have any info? My money, for what it's worth, is on Chilstone. I did initially think Camstone but the second letter looks a bit too straight on the verticals to be an 'A'.

Campion?

CAMSTONE or CHILSTONE are my bets.

I live in a house of a similar age, and when we moved in, we had older neighbours knock to tell us the history of the place or just to be nosy. Do you have anyone like that around?

OP - Your house was originally occupied by a Pharmacist. His wife was a martyr to 'downstairs' issues.
He formulated a cream to solve her problems, it was successful and it's fame spread by word of mouth.

It became know by the name of their house - Canesten Cream . .

Now it looks like Chitstone.

OK, now I'm with @We1shBird and everyone else who said Chilstone.

www.chilstone.com/case-studies/laskett-gardens

Chilstone or Chitstone

I’m very surprised no-one has suggested doing a rubbing yet.