Leonard Hatred Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Just what is it with developers of new estates? Why do they give them such hilariously out-of-place names? Case in point: You can have a shiny new house in "Crofter's Meadow". Sounds pleasant, doesn't it? Despite the fact that it's directly opposite the notorious Bentilee estate. And it's built on top of an old tile factory. Or you can have the equally brutal Coalville estate, now under redevelopment as "Weston Heights", despite being lower than all of the surrounding residential area. Do people actually fall for this marketing consultant-produced shite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ayatollah Buggeri Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Case in point: You can have a shiny new house in "Crofter's Meadow". Sounds pleasant, doesn't it? Until one remembers that a crofter is a subsistence farmer, who is generally forced to work the most difficult and unprofitable land by an absentee landlord. The 'meadow' in question is likely to be a mosquito-ridden peat bog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sossij Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 (edited) Just what is it with developers of new estates? Why do they give them such hilariously out-of-place names?Case in point: You can have a shiny new house in "Crofter's Meadow". Sounds pleasant, doesn't it? Despite the fact that it's directly opposite the notorious Bentilee estate. And it's built on top of an old tile factory. Or you can have the equally brutal Coalville estate, now under redevelopment as "Weston Heights", despite being lower than all of the surrounding residential area. Do people actually fall for this marketing consultant-produced shite? Or how about some of the hopelessly pretentious "postmodern" development names these days. In Brum we have: Gravity, Orbit, Entity, Fusion, Hemisphere (wtf?)... these designer names are the mindless drivelings of a simpering cretin. Edited May 30, 2007 by sossij Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 (edited) Until one remembers that a crofter is a subsistence farmer, who is generally forced to work the most difficult and unprofitable land by an absentee landlord. The 'meadow' in question is likely to be a mosquito-ridden peat bog. Somebody didn't do their research into that one. Reminiscent of a tenant occupying a BTL mind you Edited May 30, 2007 by Badger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shedfish Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 do a search on new build, ST16, on rightmove Mabberley... Tayleur... Mowbray... Lawrance... Granville pretentious tw@ts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirge Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 I grew up in a place called Cowpen. (it's not pronounced that way mind, it's coopen) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Europa Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Just what is it with developers of new estates? Why do they give them such hilariously out-of-place names?Case in point: You can have a shiny new house in "Crofter's Meadow". Sounds pleasant, doesn't it? Despite the fact that it's directly opposite the notorious Bentilee estate. And it's built on top of an old tile factory. Or you can have the equally brutal Coalville estate, now under redevelopment as "Weston Heights", despite being lower than all of the surrounding residential area. Do people actually fall for this marketing consultant-produced shite? Drove by an advert for a new Barratt development called "Zen" the other day. Quite a bold claim for an identi-kit block of one-bedders in Penge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sossij Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 (edited) Drove by an advert for a new Barratt development called "Zen" the other day. Quite a bold claim for an identi-kit block of one-bedders in Penge. Cringe! Can you imagine: "So where do you live?" "Ze....Z..Ze... in an identi-kit block of one-bedders in Penge, ok?!" Edited May 30, 2007 by sossij Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Europa Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Cringe! Can you imagine:"So where do you live?" "Ze....Z..Ze... in an identi-kit block of one-bedders in Penge, ok?!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 In Brum we have: Gravity, Orbit, Entity, Fusion, Hemisphere Are there really housing developments called Gravity, Orbit, Entity, Fusion and Hemisphere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insidetrack Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Let's get some reality back into street names. Obviously old industries and bucolic descriptions are no longer fitting how about we think up some new names for Modern Britain and its new economy eg Mew Cresent Landlord Square Tax Credit Lane Equity Avenue (not to be confused with the very undesirable Negative Equity Avenue) Any more ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sossij Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 (edited) Are there really housing developments called Gravity, Orbit, Entity, Fusion and Hemisphere? Oh yes! Better get used to it. The days of the old sewage works development being called something like Butterfly Meadow are over. :angry: http://www.hemisphere.redrow.co.uk/ Edited May 30, 2007 by sossij Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Oh yes! Better get used to it. The days of the old sewage works development being called something like Butterfly Meadow are over. :angry: Those names sound more like nightclubs than somewhere to live... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sossij Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Let's get some reality back into street names. Obviously old industries and bucolic descriptions are no longer fitting how about we think up some new names for Modern Britain and its new economy egMew Cresent Landlord Square Tax Credit Lane Equity Avenue (not to be confused with the very undesirable Negative Equity Avenue) Any more ideas? Usury Drive Debtors Rise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shedfish Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 i quite like the old ways.. Sandon Road - drive to the end and you're in Sandon Highfields - part way up one of stafford's few rare landscape features Castle View - you can see the castle from there... (new developments scheduled opposite unfortunately) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debtfree Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Are there really housing developments called Gravity, Orbit, Entity, Fusion and Hemisphere? Sounds out of this world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sossij Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Let's get some reality back into street names. Obviously old industries and bucolic descriptions are no longer fitting how about we think up some new names for Modern Britain and its new economy egMew Cresent Landlord Square Tax Credit Lane Equity Avenue (not to be confused with the very undesirable Negative Equity Avenue) Any more ideas? Fore Close Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedebtisreal Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Sounds out of this world. E16 is full of crap like this. Reflection, Edge, Mosaic, Sphere, Fusion (that one is real), Pan Peninsula, yuk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fool's Gold Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Just what is it with developers of new estates? Why do they give them such hilariously out-of-place names?Case in point: You can have a shiny new house in "Crofter's Meadow". Sounds pleasant, doesn't it? Despite the fact that it's directly opposite the notorious Bentilee estate. And it's built on top of an old tile factory. Or you can have the equally brutal Coalville estate, now under redevelopment as "Weston Heights", despite being lower than all of the surrounding residential area. Do people actually fall for this marketing consultant-produced shite? My favourite is one called 'The sidings' The developers of this site must have sat round the board room table, wetting themselves with laughter over that name, just wondering how many people would fall for it. And just what is wrong with this development ? (scroll down) It's called 'The Sidings' because it's right next to the York-Leeds railway line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubai Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Gentrification Through Stupid Names SIR Talbot Avenger??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fool's Gold Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Gentrification Through Stupid NamesSIR Talbot Avenger??? I see where you're coming from here but isn't his name kind of tongue-in-cheek ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubai Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 I see where you're coming from here but isn't his name kind of tongue-in-cheek ? I know.... just mucking about.... Beats watching telly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fool's Gold Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 I know.... just mucking about.... Beats watching telly. Fair point. Time-trial time for me now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ayatollah Buggeri Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 It's called 'The Sidings' because it's right next to the York-Leeds railway line. Should be idylically peaceful in that case. Most of the Leeds to York trains seem to get cancelled, in my experience. As for silly road/street names, my favourite happened when I was growing up down south in the '80s, and a new road was created by knocking a former supermarket down and re-siting a car park. They named the street after the council's former head of education services (something like that - some senior schools official, in any case). After he keeled over a few years later, it emerged that the bloke was a raving paedo who had probably buggered most of the little boys in the borough. Of course it was too late to rename the road by then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shedfish Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Should be idylically peaceful in that case. Most of the Leeds to York trains seem to get cancelled, in my experience.As for silly road/street names, my favourite happened when I was growing up down south in the '80s, and a new road was created by knocking a former supermarket down and re-siting a car park. They named the street after the council's former head of education services (something like that - some senior schools official, in any case). After he keeled over a few years later, it emerged that the bloke was a raving paedo who had probably buggered most of the little boys in the borough. Of course it was too late to rename the road by then... amazingly stafford has a John Amery Drive http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Amery hell, why not name a whole estate after SS generals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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