"A slade house"

More context please.

"Slade House" (capitalised) would be a proper name.

It's a title of a book. I haven't read it yet, while I don't even understand the meaning of this title. I've read that there it's a name of a pub.

TinaMrIt's a title of a book.

There is a book called "Slade House" by David Mitchell. "Slade House" is apparently a proper name. It does not imply that there is any such thing as "a slade house".

That's the book I meant:) Thank you for your explanation. I'd never thought that "Slade House" might be a proper name...
Thank you once again!

In the British tradition (and elsewhere, though I know most about the British situation), large and grand houses usually have proper names, often "~ House", "~ Hall", "~ Manor", and so on, or sometimes just a standalone name. Some people also like to name small and ordinary residential houses, but it would be unusual (and a bit misleading) to call a small house "~ House".

GPYIn the British tradition

Just curious. The first time I heard "Abbey" used in this way was, you guessed it, "Downton Abbey". Are there really great houses in Britain with that designation or was that just a fanciful invention for television?

CJ

Thank you, GPY! So, in this case "House" isn't a surname. The surname is "Slade" and "House" stand for a "pub".Did I get it right?

CalifJimJust curious. The first time I heard "Abbey" used in this way was, you guessed it, "Downton Abbey". Are there really great houses in Britain with that designation or was that just a fanciful invention for television?

There is at least one famous one, Woburn Abbey (https

TinaMrThank you, GPY! So, in this case "House" isn't a surname. The surname is "Slade" and "House" stand for a "pub".Did I get it right?

Sorry, it seems I didn't explain clearly. "Slade House" is the name of a building (while I have not read the book, I gather this much from commentary on it, and it would be the natural guess even if one knew nothing about it)

Thank you, GPY!