Where I was brought up there were few if any names on houses. Every house had a number and in a typical street, all of the houses would be similar. Only the front gardens and gates distinguished one house from another.
I now live on a small island GOZO. Here it seems almost every house has a name and often a religious statue also.
I thought I would do a series of house nameplate images. For me, so many house names are a novelty compared to my time in the UK as a youngster.
The first nameplate is a traditional stone plate that is carved for each house name by hand.
DMC-TZ80 1/250sec - F/7.1 - 62.1 mm - ISO 80
The second plate is a very modern marble nameplate. This was probably also created specifically for this customer. Marble cutting, polishing, and shaping are easy to find here. Most names have a religious aspect to them but not all.
DMC-TZ80 1/250 sec. - f/7.1 - 129 mm - ISO 80
This is a nameplate of a popular style being proud of the stonework held off with a few spikes set in drilled holes. Usually, the names are painted black but this one doesn't appear to have ever been painted.
DMC-TZ80 1/250 sec. - f/7.1 - 44.8 mm - ISO 80
Finally, for this post, I could not get to the front of this nameplate due to a van being parked in front of it. Ta' Manwell a standard design that is mass-produced.
DMC-TZ80 1/250 sec. - f/7.1 - 30.9 mm - ISO 160
I hope you enjoy these different styles of nameplates. I will continue with the series as I find more to photograph.
They were taken with a little pocket camera that I usually carry with me. Popping to the shops with a DSLR is a little cumbersome.
Hey, the island Gozo in Malta? Cool, lived there for a bit last year, noticed a lot of former English residents living there. :) / @acidyo
Hi if you come back we must have a drink together. There are a lot of English. It is one of the old places that Britain controlled for 240 years. But having gained independence the British still make about 60% of holidaymakers and the locals like the British.
Mind I have worked all over the world and always had a good welcome even in countries that are thought of as being anti-British.
There are also a fair few of us living here. They drive on the correct side of the road and speak English so that helps a lot. They also have a sense of humour like the British. you know the sort of thing. You meet a friend and say "hello Ugly" or "you don't get any better looking do you" The sort of thing only friends can laugh about.