House names

Atarah · 15-10-2010, 10:57

Most house names seem appropriate to that particular property i.e. Pleasant View or Woodlands etc, but .. this has made me think. Its on a terraced property at the very bottom of Burnley Rd, just before Eastgate. All I can think is, has perhaps a "business" used the premises at one time. Its still on the wall though.

I dont even know what it means.

JEFF · 15-10-2010, 11:15

Ther·mop·y·lae (thr-mp-l)
A narrow pass of east-central Greece. It was the site of an unsuccessful Spartan stand against the Persians in 480 b.c.

Thermopylae - definition of Thermopylae by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

jaysay · 15-10-2010, 17:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by JEFF

Ther·mop·y·lae (thr-mp-l)
A narrow pass of east-central Greece. It was the site of an unsuccessful Spartan stand against the Persians in 480 b.c.

Thermopylae - definition of Thermopylae by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

It was a feature of the film the "300" which was only on the TV the other week

wadey · 15-10-2010, 19:57

Wonder if there is a nautical connection as it was a famous tea clipper, I have a model somewhere

wadey · 15-10-2010, 19:59

THERMOPYLAE

A clipper ship is described as being a fast sailing ship with fine lines, raked masts and sharp bows noted for its speed in the tea carrying trade. The fastest of these were referred to as “Extreme Clippers”

Among them were the THERMOPYLAE and the CUTTY SARK. These two among the extreme clippers are most noted for the fast runs they made in competition with each other from China to London with tea, although they were not the only vessels engaged in the trade.

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