Eighty Five and a Half by onewing

Eighty Five and a Half

Last week Hazel @quietpurplehaze posted a photo of a door with the number twenty five and a half and it reminded me of a photo I took at The Rocks in Sydney quite a while ago also with a 'half' numbered door

I filtered through my photo files this afternoon and finally found it.

The light isn't terribly good, but the numbering made me smile.

For some reason it reminds me of something from Harry Potter
June 30th, 2017  
Isn't that strange! I love the shop's architecture and smart black paint.
June 30th, 2017  
Sam
I walked past that building earlier this week and noticed the same thing!
June 30th, 2017  
Yes it is strange. We tend to see 25a and 25b these days
June 30th, 2017  
i just love the thought of a 1/2.. it's like kids when asked are their age - they have to add the 1/4 or 1/2.. it is important..
As Judith @busylady says - we usually see letters after numbers.. Well spotted..
June 30th, 2017  
So strange !! I wonder where is the other half !! lol !
June 30th, 2017  
It's pure gold, Babs. We live in a court. Two new houses were built on one of the corner blocks. The new house was called 1B as number 1 already existed - in fact for about 35 years when the area was first built up.
June 30th, 2017  
Brilliant- quite Harry Potterish!
June 30th, 2017  
What a great find and interesting capture it would appear half numbers popup all over the world, we must have walked passed this shop a few times, when in Sydney Jenny always has to visit 141 George St, (Rockhounds) to purchase a Opal or two for personal use, lol:)
June 30th, 2017  
Love the half number :)
June 30th, 2017  
Interesting find :)
June 30th, 2017  
I've never seen a 1/2 number for a street. Great find.
June 30th, 2017  
Most unusual to have the half
June 30th, 2017  
@pcoulson I am sure 141 George street is a great place to shop.
As well as this number there is also eighty one and eighty one and a half George Street too.
June 30th, 2017  
Good eye for details.
June 30th, 2017  
A great find. Very unusual numbering.
June 30th, 2017  
Great find and capture :)
June 30th, 2017  
I think it looks quite an English scene, Babs!
June 30th, 2017  
how funny! Great find and shot
June 30th, 2017  
Funnily enough I saw some places in Ottawa that had the 1/2 on them. Never seen that before!
June 30th, 2017  
Great find.
June 30th, 2017  
How strange, although over here we usually add an A i.e, 12a but never seen a 1/2!! Nice capture.
June 30th, 2017  
I love this. Well spotted Babs.
June 30th, 2017  
Great find. The half is quite Intriguing
June 30th, 2017  
Makes me think of Harry Potter!
June 30th, 2017  
Great find and capture.
We have numbers with a. b. c. a.s.o.
June 30th, 2017  
Haha, what a find. Makes me wonder where 84 is if 83 is right next door!
June 30th, 2017  
Very cool! We've rented a house in the Rocks area of Sydney in December for five nights... I can't wait!
July 1st, 2017  
@nicolecampbell Definitely reminds you of platform 9 3/4 doesn't it.
July 1st, 2017  
@gigiflower did you see No 81 and 81 1/2 too. I couldn't fit them all in one picture.
July 1st, 2017  
@megpicatilly @busylady @ethelperry @lyndamcg @gilbertwood @hermann @deborah63 @777margo @yaorenliu @littleconnie @seattlite @quietpurplehaze @jesperani @maggiemae @henrir @craftymeg @susiemc @carolmw @taffy @pyrrhula @aikiuser thanks. a few doors down are numbers 81 and 81 1/2 as well.
As some of you said, very Harry Potterish.
We normally see eg 1a and 1b etc if the block is on a battleaxe plot and if a unit you get 21/1 and 21/2 for example, but we don't very often see halves.
July 1st, 2017  
@jorlam Perhaps the owner is just a big kid at heart and the half is very important to him too.
July 1st, 2017  
@beryl The other half is just a few doors down because number 81 has 81 1/2 next door to it too.
July 1st, 2017  
@kwind Oh I hope you have a great time in Sydney. The Rocks is my favourite place in Sydney for photography, so much history. Make sure you walk around some of the back streets there are lots of old houses.
July 1st, 2017  
Gosh, that must make the postie's life interesting. I think it's hilarious, very Harry Potter-esque.
July 1st, 2017  
Fun shot- looks like 83 didn't make the 1/2 grade but 85 did.
July 2nd, 2017  
Makes me smile too
July 2nd, 2017  
So much better than using A and B.
July 4th, 2017  
lol I like it too @helenhall Helen
July 5th, 2017  
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