Friday, 20 March 2009

Verandah or Porch?

My previous post seems to have generated some discussion on what's a verandah and what's a porch. So which is this? Or perhaps it's a balcony? Or could it be called a stoop?

Perhaps its a verandorchonyoop????

This 1885 Victorian house is also on Main Street, and has recently received a facelift. For many years the whole house was painted grey, but the bricks have been sandblasted and the woodwork restored to it's former glory.
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16 comments:

  1. tut-tut20 March 2009 at 09:37

    Oh no; I missed the discussion! I don't know if there is a difference.

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  2. Hilary20 March 2009 at 10:28

    Whatever the difference is, it's beautiful. And I want one.

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  3. EG CameraGirl20 March 2009 at 12:17

    Tee hee. In my everyday speech, they are the same thing.

    This is a lovely reno!

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  4. Avid Reader20 March 2009 at 12:20

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  5. Avid Reader20 March 2009 at 12:21

    same same but different areas?

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  6. photowannabe20 March 2009 at 13:25

    Wonderful renovaton. I would love to have the balcony and porch area too. I guess they all mean the same thing.

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  7. Anonymous20 March 2009 at 16:01

    From Mr Pedantic.

    A Porch.

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  8. Ginnie Hart20 March 2009 at 16:34

    I guess we all have our "upbringing" to throw into the discussion...our heritage, our culture, our language, our whatever. So we're all right, I'm sure. :) It's lovely by any name.

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  9. Neva20 March 2009 at 19:09

    hmmmm a porch or a veranda...I thought it depended on what part of the country you were from ...who knew?c

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  10. Wendy20 March 2009 at 20:41

    Cool pic. Or as my grandkids would say "sick". Not sick as in ill, but sick as in cool, good, awesome. Go figure!

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  11. Ming the Merciless21 March 2009 at 02:00

    I always assumed a veranda as a 2nd or upper floor outdoor space. And a stoop is the stairs leading up to the porch. So this is definitely a porch.

    But I could be TOTALLY wrong. :-)

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  12. R. Duckie21 March 2009 at 03:31

    I would call that a verandah for sure!

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  13. Linda G.21 March 2009 at 12:19

    I always thought a veranda and a porch were the same depending on where you were raised, and that a balcony was off an upstairs room.
    But I looked up balcony and it can be off the first level as well.
    I just know I do like them especially the round one below:)

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  14. Middle Ditch21 March 2009 at 15:13

    That picture shows a veranda. A porch is much smaller. Usually a shelter for the front door and no more. A balcony is usually on the higher floors and a stoop is, what I understand, a walkway or trottoir or pavement for walkers.

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  15. Sheila22 March 2009 at 17:17

    I'm not sure what the difference is, but I love this one.
    It looks like lace at the top.
    BTW..we didn't have a cottage at Rice Lake, but kept boats there over the years.

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  16. ChrisJ25 March 2009 at 01:47

    I don't mind what you call them, but they are both beautiful.

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