Place Times Four

Written by eklastic

The translation of the short poem on this house reads:

This building is here  
To dignify the town,  
To adorn the place, 
 And for my enjoyment.

Since I grew up next to this house, just on the other side of the lane, I thought the decoration was rather unique.

I found it three more times on houses in towns close by, albeit with small variations:

FOWC with Fandango: Place

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2 thoughts on “Place Times Four”

    1. It sure is. I was just surprised when I saw that verse pop up elsewhere. I don’t know the original source. I also don’t know when it was first painted on our neighbour’s house (memory suggests it was well over 60 years ago) an whether it was the first.

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