Teignmouth

[DarkEmerald]

In quite a few songs (particularly Falling Down) Matt seems to be singing about how much he disliked the town he grew up in, Teignmouth. I'm just wondering, has anyone here been to this town and why is it so awful? Were Matt, Dom and Chris just rebelious teenagers trying to escape the confinement of small town life, or was there something completely awful about the place????

[Chocolate Muse]

They were just being typical teens, winy and rebellious. Even his voice in Showbiz is winy. :p

[DarkEmerald]

Good point. I mean, everyone hates the town they grew up in, don't they? Hmmm... I was reading this book (something on British towns and what not) and it said that Teignmouth was pronouced 'Tin-muth'. I always thought of it as 'Tine-mouth'. Unlogical foolish founders...

[Sam]

Good point. I mean, everyone hates the town they grew up in, don't they? Hmmm... I was reading this book (something on British towns and what not) and it said that Teignmouth was pronouced 'Tin-muth'. I always thought of it as 'Tine-mouth'. Unlogical foolish founders...
The town i live in was featured in that book, "The 50 worste towns in Britain"
My town is no.8 I beleive, Bexhill on Sea.
They say its shit because its all old people, but that was the past (and besides, i didnt mind that)- the real problem is that because it was all old people, the townies have come and taken over. Whereas in a big town there are adults and Uni age people walking around town, in Bexhill it is a townie free-for-all, where i can't go out without being spat at/kicked etc.
Scum, utter scum

[Magdalena]

Yes, it is pronounced Tin-mouth :P!
I do understand if they complained about it, I've been there. It is close to where I used to live (Exmouth) and although beautiful, there is nothing much to do, especially for teenagers.

[Chocolate Muse]

I don't think I'll ever get what a towny is! :LOL:

They sound like aliens though... So they spit on people and invade towns populated by old folk? :LOL:

[Optimistic Pessimist]

The town i live in was featured in that book, "The 50 worste towns in Britain"
My town is no.8 I beleive, Bexhill on Sea.
They say its shit because its all old people, but that was the past (and besides, i didnt mind that)- the real problem is that because it was all old people, the townies have come and taken over. Whereas in a big town there are adults and Uni age people walking around town, in Bexhill it is a townie free-for-all, where i can't go out without being spat at/kicked etc.
Scum, utter scum


There there,
Take deep breaths.....

Just let it all out mate

Let it all out....

[Sam]

I don't think I'll ever get what a towny is! :LOL:

They sound like aliens though... So they spit on people and invade towns populated by old folk? :LOL:
Okay, you wont beleive how bad they are.
They are wherever population is.
They wear tracksuits, caps tilted up at 45 degrees and have earings and tuck their tracky bottoms into their socks.
If a boy walks past them (they are found in groups) you will get called "prick" "cunt" "dickhead" and possibly they will try and start a fight.
About 3 weeks ago, i walked off home, and 2 of my mates went to walk to their houses, and some townies just beat them up, just like that.
They exist ONLY to cause trouble, i cant stress that enough.
www.chavscum.co.uk - That site basically explains it all. The fact that such a site (and there are many) exists, is proof enough of the blight they are on this nation

[DarkEmerald]

We have a word for them here, but I can't remember it... bollocks... that's not the word, by the way... Bungtbags. Seriously, here, they call them dirty bungtbags...i've gotta move...

[Lucy]

teignmouth's like 40 miles away from where I live but we never go there, don't know why, probably cos there isnt much to do there. All i really know about it is that there is a school called Trinity there who we play in netball!

[DarkEmerald]

teignmouth's like 40 miles away from where I live but we never go there, don't know why, probably cos there isnt much to do there. All i really know about it is that there is a school called Trinity there who we play in netball!

Are they good?

[nooge]

nope they are all toothless old men in disguise

[DarkEmerald]

Hey, I know some pretty mean netball playing toothless old men! Unfortunately...

[SocksROCK!]

how can you insult the town that my house is in that i am sitting in right now???????!?!?!?!?!!?!? the town is not full of townies, almost everyone likes muse.... no one walks around with there trackies tucked in their socks (hardly anyone wears trackies) NO ONE WANTS TO START FIGHTS!!!! everyone is very nice and there are alot more teens and hardly any oldies
and what i do is shop in err woolies and go to the beach! and jump of the same seawall as muse did when they were about my age! :p (the only sea wall) i walk in the footsteps of muse and i am going totally overboard so i'm gonna shutup now :p :D

[Lucy]

Are they good?

I thinks so yea, but then we're pretty crap

[SocksROCK!]

trinity are crap snotty brain dead boffs

thats all i have to say.....

[Lucy]

trinity are crap snotty brain dead boffs

thats all i have to say.....

well said as they probably are, tis a private school isn't it? but hey not all are snotty, the one i go to isn't (i'm not rich btw, i get accused of being so)

[SocksROCK!]

yeah its a private school near me, i have to walk past it everyday to go to school :( its stupid they never get out of your way although my aunty when there its still stupid hehe

[Egrodyne]

how can you insult the town that my house is in that i am sitting in right now???????!?!?!?!?!!?!? the town is not full of townies, almost everyone likes muse.... no one walks around with there trackies tucked in their socks (hardly anyone wears trackies) NO ONE WANTS TO START FIGHTS!!!! everyone is very nice and there are alot more teens and hardly any oldies
and what i do is shop in err woolies and go to the beach! and jump of the same seawall as muse did when they were about my age! :p (the only sea wall) i walk in the footsteps of muse and i am going totally overboard so i'm gonna shutup now :p :D

Well said Mate, i go to teignmouth on hoilday with my family every year and its a very nice place. the pub up on the shaldon cliff (the ness?) is really nice with the view and all (with the pier lit up and all that) fishings pretty cool to....though its fucking band on the bridge since they rebuilt it slighty. i'm going in august again this year with a mate as well as my family staying on the hill in shaldon which loops round with all the homes built up right in front of where the fairy stops to pick people up :p .....bloody carvan site sailing are caravan we rent every year....the new home sounds nice though :cool:

.....nice litte thing bout nothingness there.....and that sea cliff's the one with the railway line right?

[Gleep]

No teignmouth rocks. Lots of people like muse, nearly everyone there likes me (wow) that i know and they all seem to share my taste in music! and a lot of my friends live there. sadly i moved but i still like where i am now, i just love tiegnmouth. socksrock is right.

[Zidane]

My grandparents used to live in Teignmouth, it was a very pretty seaside town, I thought it was nice when I went there, strikes me that there wouldn't have been much there for teenagers though (I was very young and only there for a few days however).

[theimpressiveclergyman]

A friend of a friend went there in '93 and said:
a)She went to a restaurant by the name of Ho Lee Fook. :D
b)Half of the town is very nice.
c)The other half resembles Ballymun. Which is a pointless comparison unless you've been to Dublin... :rolleyes:

[Half Life]

The best thing about Teignmouth is the railway line that runs along the back of the beach. It's a fantastic run along the estuary from Exeter before you turn inland. In winter, the waves can break over the train which is pretty bloody scary. :eek:

[Erroneous Fiend]

i dont know what everyone else is moaning about i live in stoke. there are things to do its just the people. they're all druggies and twats who hang around in large gangs on the street drinking. the amount of people i know who have been beaten up (including myself).

[Nancuk]

how can you insult the town that my house is in that i am sitting in right now???????!?!?!?!?!!?!? the town is not full of townies, almost everyone likes muse.... no one walks around with there trackies tucked in their socks (hardly anyone wears trackies) NO ONE WANTS TO START FIGHTS!!!! everyone is very nice and there are alot more teens and hardly any oldies
and what i do is shop in err woolies and go to the beach! and jump of the same seawall as muse did when they were about my age! :p (the only sea wall) i walk in the footsteps of muse and i am going totally overboard so i'm gonna shutup now :p :D

alright for some.

[SocksROCK!]

Well said Mate, i go to teignmouth on hoilday with my family every year and its a very nice place. the pub up on the shaldon cliff (the ness?) is really nice with the view and all (with the pier lit up and all that) fishings pretty cool to....though its fucking bad on the bridge since they rebuilt it slighty. i'm going in august again this year with a mate as well as my family staying on the hill in shaldon which loops round with all the homes built up right in front of where the fairy stops to pick people up :p .....bloody carvan site sailing are caravan we rent every year....the new home sounds nice though :cool:

.....nice litte thing bout nothingness there.....and that sea cliff's the one with the railway line right?

is the place where your going to stay called coast view?????
i know the people who own it!
yeah shaldon cliff is called the ness! i may see you some time in teignmouth i usually go around wearing my muse jackets and hoodies so if u see me nod or summin! :p

[SocksROCK!]

No teignmouth rocks. Lots of people like muse, nearly everyone there likes me (wow) that i know and they all seem to share my taste in music! and a lot of my friends live there. sadly i moved but i still like where i am now, i just love tiegnmouth. socksrock is right.

hey, what school did you go to?
if you went to school then (i don't know your age :p)
and whats your first name? i may know you... hehe

[Gleep]

hey, what school did you go to?
if you went to school then (i don't know your age :p)
and whats your first name? i may know you... hehe
i doubt you'd know me as i lived in totnes. but all my friends lived in teignmouth so i spent lots of time there. i love the ness *sigh* now i feel all homesick. i dunno your age but you may know flojo! it would be so cool if you did. or maybe cazz.

[Egrodyne]

lol this is so cool....we all live so far away yet we've go to the same remote place hehe. yeah we always go to the ness for a drink espesh when the fire works are done on july 24/25 or somthing like that (tis a friday usally) but im leaving that day this year (bitch) so i'll miss it :'( . im just waiting to beat the arse off my sis's boyfriend on air hocky on the pier this year!....the bitch beat me last time but he wont again!!!! :mad:

[Gleep]

lol this is so cool....we all live so far away yet we've go to the same remote place hehe. yeah we always go to the ness for a drink espesh when the fire works are done on july 24/25 or somthing like that (tis a friday usally) but im leaving that day this year (bitch) so i'll miss it :'( . im just waiting to beat the arse off my sis's boyfriend on air hocky on the pier this year!....the bitch beat me last time but he wont again!!!! :mad:
'muse: bringing people together' *bloke with a cheezy grin* *even tough i'm not a bloke*

[nooge]

how come you people fail to mention the toothless old men? racists..

[Mike Hunt]

yey teignmouth I'm going there in a month for my holiday joy cant wait to wonder round in some muse merch and wave at the mayor...

[DarkEmerald]

how come you people fail to mention the toothless old men? racists..

I bet they're just muse in disguise...

[Clotho]

i doubt you'd know me as i lived in totnes. but all my friends lived in teignmouth so i spent lots of time there. i love the ness *sigh* now i feel all homesick. i dunno your age but you may know flojo! it would be so cool if you did. or maybe cazz.

oh i love totness. my parents just opened a shop on the high street ....

[Gleep]

oh i love totness. my parents just opened a shop on the high street ....
ooh what kinda shop? what's it called?

[Clotho]

ooh what kinda shop? what's it called?

opticians, its just past that clock that overhangs the road, when walking up the street, on the left, biig glass windowed front, i'm not sure what the name is.. its probably "keith wills opticians" but.. don't hold me to it

[Gleep]

opticians, its just past that clock that overhangs the road, when walking up the street, on the left, biig glass windowed front, i'm not sure what the name is.. its probably "keith wills opticians" but.. don't hold me to it
what was there before? i like shops in totnes by the way lol

[Clotho]

what was there before? i like shops in totnes by the way lol

apparently its been an opticians for ages, before my parents were there.. the shops are so good, you can find such abstract stuff if you look

[Gleep]

apparently its been an opticians for ages, before my parents were there.. the shops are so good, you can find such abstract stuff if you look
i know the one you mean :D i know gazebo used to be a favourite of mine for just looking at stuff. i never usualy bought stuff though i just liked looking at it.

[Neville]

I went to Teignmouth on tuesday night, I slept in my friends car next to the beach. It's quite as death there but it seems nice. Pretty and things.
We were looking for a sign that they knew who Muse where, but we didn't find anything other than the NME with Bellamy on the cover.

[DeadKenny]

Just to pitch in here. As someone who spent 18 years in the area and 7 years at Teignmouth Community College, I can say Teignmouth is a dump to a teen living there all year round. Same with much of south Devon though. Semi-rural, so you have to travel to get to anywhere decent and the place is shut down in the winter as it's a tourist area and the coastal weather can be miserable at times. Still, the amusement arcades were a good waste of time, and the flea-pit cinema (now closed :().

It was indeed for me the kind of place you wanted to escape, and that's why I moved from the area (though more in search of a decent wage). My parents still live there though and I visit frequently. I suppose when I get old though it's the kind of place to go and retire ;)

P.S. I've looked for evidence of Muse but there's little about. They get a small mention in the local press now and again but not much.

Oh, and yes, it's generally "tin-mouth" or even "tin-moth". Even though the name comes from it being at the mouth of the river Teign and that's pronounced 'Teen'.


Just wish I had Glastonbury tickets though :( (on the other hand looking at the weather, maybe not ;))

[Jale]

I went there a few years ago but I was too young to realise.

[Egrodyne]

Going to teignmouth for a week in T Minus 4 Weeks 6 Days :D

[Blisster]

P.S. I've looked for evidence of Muse but there's little about. They get a small mention in the local press now and again but not much. The most I know about them comes from my dad who knew them at school (being one of the teachers). I was busy with A levels when they were in the first few years of school and knew nothing of them until I'd long since left. I have to say I'm impressed though at not only their success but in being so damn good.


I havent been to Teignmouth, but when i went to see the muse gig in Exeter in december, every adult person i spoke to was going on about stereophonics playing there three weeks before. They didnt have a clue who muse were. stereophonics my arse.

And when i finally met someone who knew they were from "tin-moth" it took me ten seconds to understand what they meant.

[theimpressiveclergyman]

Managed to find it on a map. My geography has improved! :D
Never realised it was so close to Torquay..

[Nancuk]

Never realised it was so close to Torquay..

off topic..doesn't Torquay sound like it should be abroad? Ya think?

[abi]

off topic..doesn't Torquay sound like it should be abroad? Ya think?

Yep, I totally agree :)

[DeadKenny]

Well, they do have palm trees after all ;)

[binspirit]

off topic..doesn't Torquay sound like it should be abroad? Ya think?
Don't you like tourists?! :p

[4Q Im Manx]

off topic..doesn't Torquay sound like it should be abroad? Ya think?
Arent you thinking of Turkey? :rolleyes: oh that wasnt very funny.

[Mayhem672]

I live just down the road from Teignmouth. It's true there are some negative aspects to the town but generally the people are really cool, I made some really good friends there. Although there seems to be this really down-to-earth cynycism everywhere and it sounds weird but its really cool cos everybody seems to stick together. Teignmouth is definitely a very very unusual town, but the people really are cool (or the people i met anyway).

[Nancuk]

Arent you thinking of Turkey?

*drum crash please*

[Mandy_absolution85]

Okay, you wont beleive how bad they are.
They are wherever population is.
They wear tracksuits, caps tilted up at 45 degrees and have earings and tuck their tracky bottoms into their socks.
If a boy walks past them (they are found in groups) you will get called "prick" "cunt" "dickhead" and possibly they will try and start a fight.
About 3 weeks ago, i walked off home, and 2 of my mates went to walk to their houses, and some townies just beat them up, just like that.
They exist ONLY to cause trouble, i cant stress that enough.
www.chavscum.co.uk - That site basically explains it all. The fact that such a site (and there are many) exists, is proof enough of the blight they are on this nation

u forgot to mention the burberry and louis vuitton. and the fact that they are all about 12 and pushing their kids around in pushchairs whilst screaming at me (the babies also have gold earrings and pineapple hairdos and are called 'levis' and whatnot). I come from Chatham, the home of the chav.

[Mandy_absolution85]

off topic..doesn't Torquay sound like it should be abroad? Ya think?

definately. i always thought it was abroad, u expect it to b like magaloof or sumwhere :P but to me, the west country is abroad :S give me good old London any day :D

[Mandy_absolution85]

i dont know what everyone else is moaning about i live in stoke. there are things to do its just the people. they're all druggies and twats who hang around in large gangs on the street drinking. the amount of people i know who have been beaten up (including myself).

heheh, WOOHOO Stoke!

[theimpressiveclergyman]

off topic..doesn't Torquay sound like it should be abroad? Ya think?

It just always reminds me of Fawlty Towers. "That is Torquay, madam..." :LOL:

[Giveusabeer]

Im a teignmouth'ite. I actually like the town its a really good place to grow up. Ok, its a tourist town so not much goes on in the winter but the sumemrs are really cool. Its nice to be able to walk around in the early hours on your own knowing you wont get stabbed/mugged or whatever, you just cant do that in other places that people deem "cool". Anywhere you live gets boring after a while... once you have seen all there is to see in a place you just gota make do with whats there!

[Feanor]

Okay, you wont beleive how bad they are.
They are wherever population is.
They wear tracksuits, caps tilted up at 45 degrees and have earings and tuck their tracky bottoms into their socks.
If a boy walks past them (they are found in groups) you will get called "prick" "cunt" "dickhead" and possibly they will try and start a fight.


Wow! Sorry this is a little off-topic, but that is an exact description of Ireland's skangers! Cap at 45 degrees says it all!
They're in every town... In our town, they say "Nyaa boi, where's yer schcap boi?" *schcap being cap. They can be pretty evil to who they think and call 'grungers'.... *sigh*

And Teighnmouth, it sounds like Tramore, for those Irish out there.... Amusements and such... Yeah I get what they're saying. Could be worse, it could well be Ballymun...

[theimpressiveclergyman]

Wow! Sorry this is a little off-topic, but that is an exact description of Ireland's skangers! Cap at 45 degrees says it all!
They're in every town... In our town, they say "Nyaa boi, where's yer schcap boi?" *schcap being cap. They can be pretty evil to who they think and call 'grungers'.... *sigh*

And Teighnmouth, it sounds like Tramore, for those Irish out there.... Amusements and such... Yeah I get what they're saying. Could be worse, it could well be Ballymun...

And if you should chance to look them in the eye- "Wha?! Wha's yer problem, eh? Ya derty cunt..." etc etc. Also they spit a lot.

Ballymun? :eek: My frined knows someone who went to Teignmouth, and she said "Half of it is really nice- but the other half is like Ballymun." Ouch.

[Black Mamba]

how can you insult the town that my house is in that i am sitting in right now???????!?!?!?!?!!?!? the town is not full of townies, almost everyone likes muse.... no one walks around with there trackies tucked in their socks (hardly anyone wears trackies) NO ONE WANTS TO START FIGHTS!!!! everyone is very nice and there are alot more teens and hardly any oldies
and what i do is shop in err woolies and go to the beach! and jump of the same seawall as muse did when they were about my age! :p (the only sea wall) i walk in the footsteps of muse and i am going totally overboard so i'm gonna shutup now :p :D
damm you live there cooll!!
anyway any part of britain is ok for me!!
we have worse here believe me!!!

[theimpressiveclergyman]

How do you pronounce Teignmouth? Like "reign" or "sign"?

[Half Life]

How do you pronounce Teignmouth? Like "reign" or "sign"?

When I lived in Exeter, people pronounced it either Tin-muth or Tane-muth, usually the former.

[theimpressiveclergyman]

When I lived in Exeter, people pronounced it either Tin-muth or Tane-muth, usually the former.

Damn. Is there a place called Tynemouth?

[Half Life]

Damn. Is there a place called Tynemouth?

Yes, in Northeast England. A long way away...

[theimpressiveclergyman]

Yes, in Northeast England. A long way away...

Ah, fook. :( I thought I heard an announcement about Teignmouth in Heathrow, froze, and collapsed into a fit of giggles- much to the disconcertment of my friend. :LOL:

[Andre 3000]

They were just being typical teens, winy and rebellious. Even his voice in Showbiz is winy. :p

:eek: blashemy. surely in falling down it's anger with pain not winy. ok maybe a bit winy. bah.

It's amazing on that album after the singles kick in you think "oh well they packed the deck really top heavy, the rest might be average" but it picks up so much even after muscle museum. Escape is easily one of my favorite songs ever

[DeadKenny]

When I lived in Exeter, people pronounced it either Tin-muth or Tane-muth, usually the former.

It's usually Tin-muth/moth to the locals.

Strictly speaking it should be Teen-mouth, as it's the mouth of the river Teign which is pronounced Teen (not 'tin' or 'tane') and the district is Teignbridge (teen-bridge usually, though sometimes called tin-bridge).


P.S. There's a word the locals used to refer to tourists, 'Grockle' ;). I believe the word may have found it's way into other parts of the country but it's supposed to originate from the south devon area.

[Gleep]

Yes it's tin-muth. You can tell when someone isn't from round there by the fact they say things like 'yes i realy like it here in tain-muth. Such a nice part of the country.' ;)

[manic_ash]

i live a few miles away from teignmouth i don't think its a crap place to live, maybe if you are stuck there as a chile it would be very boring but i go there wander around on the beach & stuff and quite like it, although the water is always quite cold, it's not full of townies, i lived there for a few months & liked it :)

[SocksROCK!]

i doubt you'd know me as i lived in totnes. but all my friends lived in teignmouth so i spent lots of time there. i love the ness *sigh* now i feel all homesick. i dunno your age but you may know flojo! it would be so cool if you did. or maybe cazz.


yep, flojo and cazzii

know them both :D haha...... havent seen flojo in a long time but cazzii is the lushness in my life XD



sorry... when i posted that huge rambly thing, it must have been ages ago because the town has been taken over by chavs, oldies and seagulls... although we're getting the cinema back... which is a bonus! :)

hey person who stays in coast view... i worked there this year. did you go this summer? i had black hair.. then pink .. then blonde.. and i was a waitress :D
cool if i saw ya!

xoxoxoxo

Bryony

[Gleep]

Blimey I've even heard of a Bryony being mentioned.. used to know one who lived down my road too although that'll be someone else.

Haven't heard from Flo officially since last new year haha although she randomly rang me the other month! If you see her tell her I'm doing the boyfriend (as in the musical) at the moment, since I don't think I have her current number.

Sad when you lose contact with your best friend :( Think we're kinda both moved on now :(

[Celtic Rose]

Yes, it is pronounced Tin-mouth :P!
I do understand if they complained about it, I've been there. It is close to where I used to live (Exmouth) and although beautiful, there is nothing much to do, especially for teenagers.

My mum is FROM Teignmouth, and pronounces it "Tin-Muff", because she has, like I, a very strong west country accent! :LOL:

[SocksROCK!]

every one calls it tin muff


thats like its second name XD


whats ya name gleep?... and yea its probably me you heard of.. if it was stories about a bryony who is crazy in the head haha

hmm i think flo goes to trinity now... opposite me, so when i see her i'll say about you, and get her new number if you want! :)

xoxoxo

was that bryony lawler you had down your road?

[DeadKenny]

hmm i think flo goes to trinity now
Ah, posh :D

[Gleep]

every one calls it tin muff


thats like its second name XD


whats ya name gleep?... and yea its probably me you heard of.. if it was stories about a bryony who is crazy in the head haha

hmm i think flo goes to trinity now... opposite me, so when i see her i'll say about you, and get her new number if you want! :)

xoxoxo

was that bryony lawler you had down your road?
Yeah I know she goes to Trinity and that, we started our new schools around the same time as each other :happy:

I'm called Verena,

Nope it was Bryony something else... can't remember what it's slipping my mind like I know it but everytime it comes to the front it goes... haha not that it matters really, since it wasn't you anyway, I suppose.

[i_am_tanja]

well i live not far from it...it's in devon near the sea
a nice little town but just extremely BORING for a teenager

[SocksROCK!]

Bryony D.. something?

lol... i'm not gonna say the whole of my last name.. cuz its pretty rare, well very rare

and ye dunno who ye can trust on this here thang lol! :LOL:


ps.... where is ballymun?
and dont say in ireland... cuz i know that, but where there ^^

cheeeyarssssxzxz

xoxoxoxoxoxo

[Gleep]

Hmm yes it did start with a D actually... had a Y in it...

Lived on Totnes... blonde hair...

Anyways yesh

[Chablar]

Good point. I mean, everyone hates the town they grew up in, don't they? Hmmm... I was reading this book (something on British towns and what not) and it said that Teignmouth was pronouced 'Tin-muth'. I always thought of it as 'Tine-mouth'. Unlogical foolish founders...

I live about 25 miles away from Teignmouth. And yeh its pronounced like that :p . Its a particularly boring place, its one thos places you go to and just get bored...

[SocksROCK!]

Hmm yes it did start with a D actually... had a Y in it...

Lived on Totnes... blonde hair...

Anyways yesh

hmmm maybe it is a different one then

i have blonde hair now but its changed so many times.. and my last name doesnt have a Y in :P
an i've never lived in totnes...... teignmouth all me life :P
ha

yesh indeeeeeeed

xoxoxo

[musky72]

In quite a few songs (particularly Falling Down) Matt seems to be singing about how much he disliked the town he grew up in, Teignmouth. I'm just wondering, has anyone here been to this town and why is it so awful? Were Matt, Dom and Chris just rebelious teenagers trying to escape the confinement of small town life, or was there something completely awful about the place????
Teignmouth is a town that I spent my childhood and teenage years growin g up in.

I was close mates with Matts 2 cousins and spent many a night sat around listening to Matt playing piano and guitar and I always thought that he had 'something', how right was I ??

The town is smallish, population of approx 25000 I think, the town centre is a little drab but it is what it is, a typical Southern seaside town. The pier is good for a walk and a game on some retro arcade machines, the shops are good fun but you soon get bored.

As a teenager, we used to sit about under the pier drinking Special Brew and throwing up shortly afterwards.....

I used to do Karate with Dom in the late 1980's at a sports centre called 'Broadmeadow', those were the days.....

The town is great fun for a couple of days but as a kid, I was bored easily and took to other ways of passing the time, wheelie bin races, setting fire to bins, drinking, smoking dope and other such kid like pleasantries....

I am glad to have moved from the town as there are so many who will die there having not really achieved a great deal.

Cheers

Steve

[Elzapan]

Good point. I mean, everyone hates the town they grew up in, don't they? Hmmm... I was reading this book (something on British towns and what not) and it said that Teignmouth was pronouced 'Tin-muth'. I always thought of it as 'Tine-mouth'. Unlogical foolish founders...

i thought it was taynemouth


15,000 people ,, >post above

"15,000 people scream"

[emilya]

The best thing about Teignmouth is the railway line that runs along the back of the beach. It's a fantastic run along the estuary from Exeter before you turn inland. In winter, the waves can break over the train which is pretty bloody scary. :eek:

my friend and I went to teighnmouth - it's a bit bleak in the winter but I imagine it would be alright in the summer. Not the most thirilling of places to actually live. But that railway is awesome. Did you know it's the most expensive piece of track to maintain in the WHOLE of britain?

off topic..doesn't Torquay sound like it should be abroad? Ya think?

There's a torquay near melbourne and unlike your torquay, it is sunny all year round...and has proper sand....and proper waves...and is generally nicer. It does not, however, have Kent's Cavern up the road, which I think counts against it.

[E-Mused]

Lol I thought it was Teyn-muth :$

[Memilyx!x]

The town i live in was featured in that book, "The 50 worste towns in Britain"
My town is no.8 I beleive, Bexhill on Sea.
They say its shit because its all old people, but that was the past (and besides, i didnt mind that)- the real problem is that because it was all old people, the townies have come and taken over. Whereas in a big town there are adults and Uni age people walking around town, in Bexhill it is a townie free-for-all, where i can't go out without being spat at/kicked etc.
Scum, utter scum

the town next to mine featured in that i cant remeber when it was but it said something along the lines of Huntingdon where people from east germany go to remeber what it used to be like in the good ol days..
and it was on the cover of britains crappiest towns 2:rolleyes:

and Teignmouth cant be that bad theyv'e got the sea we just have a lot of traffic old people and chavs...

[XXXXCRCXXXX]

I'm from Exeter and I say it Ting-muff. I think it's one of those places you go if you really haven't got anything better to do. There is one pub I like there, I'm not sure what its name is, maybe something to do with a ship in the name?
It's nice to sit under the pier at times, but I can imagine growing up there would be hell.

[Bono's Ego ©]

This is Teignmouth (Tin-muff) on its better days!

http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363655.jpg (http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363655.jpg)

http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363604.jpg (http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363604.jpg)

http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363731.jpg (http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363731.jpg)

http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363756.jpg (http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363756.jpg)

http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363781.jpg (http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363781.jpg)

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"Shaldon, a quaint drinking village with a fishing problem"

[Lacuna]

This is Teignmouth (Tin-muff) on its better days!

http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363655.jpg (http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363655.jpg)

http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363604.jpg (http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363604.jpg)

http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363731.jpg (http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363731.jpg)

http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363756.jpg (http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363756.jpg)

http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363781.jpg (http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363781.jpg)

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it looks pretty there!:happy:

[musky72]

This is Teignmouth (Tin-muff) on its better days!

http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363655.jpg (http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363655.jpg)

http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363604.jpg (http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363604.jpg)

http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363731.jpg (http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363731.jpg)

http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363756.jpg (http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363756.jpg)

http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363781.jpg (http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1363781.jpg)

© D.J.Geary
All rights reserved

"Shaldon, a quaint drinking village with a fishing problem"
Excellent pics, a great find !!

I used to live about 20 metres froim where the first photo was taken, a small village called Shaldon, just over the bridge, fantastic unspoiled views of the seafront, I could even see my mates sat outside the pier through my super powered telescope, great fun for calling them on the mobile and then saying that I am watching them from afar !!

Thanks for posting the pics, great stuff!!

I will be back in Devon after Wembley, can't wait to take a walk on the prom with a bag of chips and a bottle of pop !!

Steve

[DeadKenny]

I used to do Karate with Dom in the late 1980's at a sports centre called 'Broadmeadow', those were the days.....
Ah, the good old sports centre. Remember the school used to use it for stuff like badmington and squash and we'd have to walk half way across the town to get to it. Or if you couldn't be bothered with sports you'd take a detour via the pier and arcades in the centre of town instead :D

p.s. might have been in your year or maybe year below.

[SofiaR]

I was close mates with Matts 2 cousins and spent many a night sat around listening to Matt playing piano and guitar and I always thought that he had 'something', how right was I ??How cool! Any other bits that you remember and you might want to share?


I think all small villages that are known for having lots of turists in the summer have the same problem - terribly boring the rest of the year. I'm not surprised to hear Teignmouth is no exception. Although the friends you make, for example, do make a difference and can give you lots of good memories about a place.

[musky72]

Ah, the good old sports centre. Remember the school used to use it for stuff like badmington and squash and we'd have to walk half way across the town to get to it. Or if you couldn't be bothered with sports you'd take a detour via the pier and arcades in the centre of town instead :D

p.s. might have been in your year or maybe year below.
Yep., we used to do Badminton in the 5th year and it entailed walking from the school to the sports centre in our lunch hour to get their for the lesson after lunch !!

Then it would take us longer to get back and as a result would often miss a quarter of the 4th lesson !!

I left the place in 1988, we were the 1st year to sit the GCSE type exams.....

Whose class were you in ?

Cheers

Steve Muscutt

[Black Cherry]

In quite a few songs (particularly Falling Down) Matt seems to be singing about how much he disliked the town he grew up in, Teignmouth. I'm just wondering, has anyone here been to this town and why is it so awful? Were Matt, Dom and Chris just rebelious teenagers trying to escape the confinement of small town life, or was there something completely awful about the place????

Been there a few times on holiday while down visiting relatives in Exeter. Nice enough place to go for a couple of hours on a nice day in the summer. Can well imagine it's a different story if you lived there, especially out of season. Where I live has the same kind of vibe going on; lovely for an afternoon, hellish if you're a teenager. Why I'm still here as an adult... some bizarre Royston Vasey type hold over me perhaps... Ultimately Teignmouth struck me as much like anywhere else. Bugger all to do if you're young except hang around and dream about the big wide world out there.

Good point. I mean, everyone hates the town they grew up in, don't they? Hmmm... I was reading this book (something on British towns and what not) and it said that Teignmouth was pronouced 'Tin-muth'. I always thought of it as 'Tine-mouth'. Unlogical foolish founders...


Defintely pronounced Tin muth. Funnily enough, the place pronounced Tine Mouth (Tynemouth) is very similar, it's just the same sort of arrangement but up north instead, on the coast, nice beach and day out sort of place.

Teignmouth is a town that I spent my childhood and teenage years growin g up in.

I was close mates with Matts 2 cousins and spent many a night sat around listening to Matt playing piano and guitar and I always thought that he had 'something', how right was I ??

The town is smallish, population of approx 25000 I think, the town centre is a little drab but it is what it is, a typical Southern seaside town. The pier is good for a walk and a game on some retro arcade machines, the shops are good fun but you soon get bored.

As a teenager, we used to sit about under the pier drinking Special Brew and throwing up shortly afterwards.....

I used to do Karate with Dom in the late 1980's at a sports centre called 'Broadmeadow', those were the days.....

The town is great fun for a couple of days but as a kid, I was bored easily and took to other ways of passing the time, wheelie bin races, setting fire to bins, drinking, smoking dope and other such kid like pleasantries....

I am glad to have moved from the town as there are so many who will die there having not really achieved a great deal.

Cheers

Steve

How lucky are you to have had the opportunity to hear the nascent Bellamy in action! Am consumed with jealousy beyond words!!

For the record, was Dom any use at karate?

[musky72]

Been there a few times on holiday while down visiting relatives in Exeter. Nice enough place to go for a couple of hours on a nice day in the summer. Can well imagine it's a different story if you lived there, especially out of season. Where I live has the same kind of vibe going on; lovely for an afternoon, hellish if you're a teenager. Why I'm still here as an adult... some bizarre Royston Vasey type hold over me perhaps... Ultimately Teignmouth struck me as much like anywhere else. Bugger all to do if you're young except hang around and dream about the big wide world out there.




Defintely pronounced Tin muth. Funnily enough, the place pronounced Tine Mouth (Tynemouth) is very similar, it's just the same sort of arrangement but up north instead, on the coast, nice beach and day out sort of place.



How lucky are you to have had the opportunity to hear the nascent Bellamy in action! Am consumed with jealousy beyond words!!

For the record, was Dom any use at karate?
Ha Ha,

He used to do Karate with 2 mates, one kid called Julian and another called Paul, I used to fancy Paul's sister like mad !!

We used to mess about and as I was 17 at the time, I used to let Dom and his mates punch and kick the hell out of me (it didn't really hurt), I recall him being a white belt when I got there but I don't remember him going much further.

The Karate instructor waqs a lady called Gayle (I think her surname was Rockett), good times !!

Cheers

Steve

[Kelly&Nick]

In quite a few songs (particularly Falling Down) Matt seems to be singing about how much he disliked the town he grew up in, Teignmouth. I'm just wondering, has anyone here been to this town and why is it so awful? Were Matt, Dom and Chris just rebelious teenagers trying to escape the confinement of small town life, or was there something completely awful about the place????

I grew up in Teignmouth, it's not all that bad, but it did enspire some great tunes for Muse! Visit one day, you'll be surprised!

[musky72]

I grew up in Teignmouth, it's not all that bad, but it did enspire some great tunes for Muse! Visit one day, you'll be surprised!

I was back at my folks back in July, nothing has changed other than you can't park anywhere for free anymore, unless you head to Barnpark Rd or Lower Brimley !!

Teignmouth is a great place to live, central and easy access to Exeter (shopping & gigs) and Plymouth (much the same as Exeter but more pikies !!)

Glad to see that the pier is the same as it was when I was 6 years old, same machines in over 31 years, come on Mr Brenner, get your moth bitten wallet out and spend some cash you tight arse !!

Cheers

Steve

[tiniih]

I was back at my folks back in July, nothing has changed other than you can't park anywhere for free anymore, unless you head to Barnpark Rd or Lower Brimley !!

Teignmouth is a great place to live, central and easy access to Exeter (shopping & gigs) and Plymouth (much the same as Exeter but more pikies !!)

Glad to see that the pier is the same as it was when I was 6 years old, same machines in over 31 years, come on Mr Brenner, get your moth bitten wallet out and spend some cash you tight arse !!

Cheers

Steve

i wish i were you. :eek: :mad: :happy:

[musky72]

i wish i were you. :eek: :mad: :happy:

What, big fat and hairy....strange girl !!

[tiniih]

What, big fat and hairy....strange girl !!

xDD; i mean - idon´t have sumfin against big fat and hairy guys, but i mean in your place :)
about 15 or 20 years ago :D :LOL: :awesome:

[musky72]

xDD; i mean - idon´t have sumfin against big fat and hairy guys, but i mean in your place :)
about 15 or 20 years ago :D :LOL: :awesome:

That would make you 37 now, believe me, hang onto your youth as long as you can, I am !!

[tiniih]

That would make you 37 now, believe me, hang onto your youth as long as you can, I am !!

pwoud of you. :D

[DeadKenny]

I left the place in 1988, we were the 1st year to sit the GCSE type exams.....

Whose class were you in ?

Cheers

Steve Muscutt
Just realised I never answered you, but as the thread's been bumped :D...

I was in the 2nd year of GCSE in 1989. I remember the mock exams were mostly still O-levels though some of the ones you must have done we got as mocks as well.

I stayed on for A levels though so left in 1991.

I forget the class/form numbers now, and there was some shifting over the years but I think from the 3rd year I was in Mr Rice's "form". My dad taught there but thankfully I avoided his classes :D

Cheers,

Tim

[futurophy]

my god this thread is devon-tastic :p
i wish i could live near the coast or the countryside.. if only for a little while

[bazzer]

teignmouth is a decent town. quiet and easy going. has great looking red cliffs along its coast. used to go there alot as a kid. Its only the other side of dartmoor from where i am in tavistock (home of francis drake and that other not so famous devon band the rumble strips, nothing else though:p)

[SocksROCK!]

Its small... you can walk around the town centre in about 5 minutes, its full of old people and seaguls.

However it has a beach and the den.. and its quite pretty when its sunny! haha
Just boring as fuck when you're my age...

Oh yeah and it is pronounced 'Tinmuff' - so quite a few jokes go on there. Ha :)

[Furygirl]

I've enjoyed reading this re-incarnated thread! As a Muse fan, I'd live to visit Teignmouth sometime. May as well be the moon, though. I'm far away in the deep American south. But maybe someday....

[resonator]

You may be bombed by a seagull after your chips, you may not find the high street exiting (unless charity shops do it for you) you may get biddy blocked in the isle of the Coop (penned in by two or more Pensioners, i think they work in teams) You may find your self wondering why you find yourself in a club that is no bigger than a shoe box. It may be a bit slow, the local council may not be transparent and it may creak if it moves too fast but Teignmouth is a exellent place to live and right now i would not want to move away unless it was out of the uk.

[Amy W]

teignmouth is a decent town. quiet and easy going. has great looking red cliffs along its coast. used to go there alot as a kid. Its only the other side of dartmoor from where i am in tavistock (home of francis drake and that other not so famous devon band the rumble strips, nothing else though:p)
Tavistock is better than Teignmouth though :awesome: it's well good there.

[futurophy]

went to devon on holiday once.. thats as far as my connection to teignmouth goes lol

[stewedrat1947]

There's an old Norman Wisdon film (movie) called "Press for time" which is based in a town called Tinmouth and was filmed in Teignmouth. Fellow Teignmothians note the glaring geographical errors - as the bus goes from being in Wellington Street then heads south over Shaldon Bridge down the hill to The Ness car park which then leads past the yacht club.

The younger generation might recognise The Cellars Bar to the left of the roundabout - which isn't there any more - long before Carol's time

Here's a link if you want to watch it >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfboS7KPO-8

[DeadKenny]

Ah, The Cellars :D. First time I got drunk was in there as I recall.

Still there though, or do you mean the roundabout?

[musky72]

Just realised I never answered you, but as the thread's been bumped :D...

I was in the 2nd year of GCSE in 1989. I remember the mock exams were mostly still O-levels though some of the ones you must have done we got as mocks as well.

I stayed on for A levels though so left in 1991.

I forget the class/form numbers now, and there was some shifting over the years but I think from the 3rd year I was in Mr Rice's "form". My dad taught there but thankfully I avoided his classes :D

Cheers,

Tim

You're Tim Moore aren't you ??

I remember your dad, didn't he teach Physics?

I DO also remember Mrs Stanley, little minx !!

Cheers

Steve

PS You going to MUSE in T'Mouth?

[DeadKenny]

You're Tim Moore aren't you ??

I remember your dad, didn't he teach Physics?

I DO also remember Mrs Stanley, little minx !!

Cheers

Steve

PS You going to MUSE in T'Mouth?
Yes :D.
Yes. He's retired now and enjoying it :D (he also taught Muse. Physics that is).
Mrs Stanley. Ah yes :$ :D. She was my Form Tutor for a while.
And Yes. I'm down for the week with the folks anyway, but will be going on the Friday.

Cheers,

Tim

[stewedrat1947]

The Cellars is going strong - the roundabout is now a car park and bus stop

[stewedrat1947]

I somehow managed to double post so thought I better edit this one.

Town is looking very busy today - lots of people wandering round wearing Muse T shirts

[the_invincible_dude]

Tavistock is better than Teignmouth though :awesome: it's well good there.

Tavistock's great! :D *lives right next to it* ;)
And Teignmouth's alright I suppose, whenever I go there it always rains. :rolleyes: but there are some quite good things to do there now. My 15 year old cousin and myself think it's not too bad. :happy:

[hystericali]

went to devon on holiday once.. thats as far as my connection to teignmouth goes lol

Sounds a bit like my connection, I drove through Devon up to the motorway at Exeter while coming home from my holiday in Cornwall the week before these gigs. Apparently I slept through the journey through Devon when we were going :LOL: I can't remember :erm:

[the_invincible_dude]

Sounds a bit like my connection, I drove through Devon up to the motorway at Exeter while coming home from my holiday in Cornwall the week before these gigs. Apparently I slept through the journey through Devon when we were going :LOL: I can't remember :erm:

Don't worry, you didn't miss that much. :p