Teignmouth 1960.mpg

Tourism Film from 1960 "Teignmouth, Sunny South Devon" Teignmouth Urban District Council.

[@ericsearle2378]

I was born in. Teignmouth in 1932. Now 85yrs young and still live in in the house is was born in. I worked on the Peter pan railway by the light house for two summer seasons. Also the deck chairs. Teignmouth! No place like it. Although it has changed over the years and in some cases not for the best. Progress i wonder.

[@fletch61]

I loved that train as a kid ..shame it's gone

[@citizen1163]

Lucky you!! To live in the same house & in beautiful Teignmouth Devon! My family camped nr Teignmouth in late 60s. Loved it. Hate to think of it suffering bad changes like so many towns & cities in UK have suffered.

[@jamescourt4703]

Great story, are you now 90 and still in the same house?

[@dryflyman7121]

Hello Eric, do you remember a Teignmouth family called Rowe? We used to stay with them for our summer holidays in the 1950’s when we came down from N. Yorks. They lived in a house called ‘Ravensbourne’ on Higher Woodway Road and Stan Rowe was a Liberal Councillor. In the mid 50’s he was Mayor of Teignmouth. He also owned Lendens Butchers in the town. Very happy times and memories as a youngster and I loved your Peter Pan railway 👍

[@raewynnettleton1803]

Hi Eric. From Hugh Nettleton now in Auckland NZ

[@dryflyman7121]

The boy in the far middle left of the boating pool shot is my brother, who has just launched his yacht? He is 78 now. Lovely family memories from the 1950’s

[@baldybates1]

Fantastic memories. I lived there until the age of 5 and was back again at the age of 6 in 1960 until 1979. Last lived there between 1983 and 1986. The place I will always call my spiritual home. Thanks for posting!

[@kevinmitchell9735]

My wife was born in Teignmouth and when this film was made she would have been just eight years old and helped in her family's and friends cafes even at that age!

[@goodladdn]

Ahhh the Devon I remember from my childhood...

[@JonVoid37]

6 years later Norman Wisdom tears the place up!

[@fletch61]

Teignmouth of my Childhood ..Peter pan trains ..the yachting pool the little Aquarium ..all long gone ..even the School I went to has gone !!

[@zhivopisatel]

What a gem of a film! Where did we go wrong? Well, firstly we started saying the 'h' in 'hotel', then we got rid of our grand old hotels, the Royal and the Courtenay, so all those nice people in their sun hats and floral dresses stopped coming. Oh for the return of the aquarium, the yachting pool and the Peter Pan railway! And the beach huts! PS refreshingly honest too: 'We welcome Old People'. Happy days!

[@grosvenorclub]

Raised in Bath and spent many holidays in Dawlish and Teignmouth during the 50's and early 60's . Mainly lived overseas since then . I can imagine that for men returned from the war a couple of weeks holiday down south would have been like pure heaven in those days . We visited Dawlish and Teignmouth a few years back , Dawlish looked quite run down old buildings boarded up but we did get a room on the front at Teignmouth , poured with rain of course , but good memories .

[@finleyking9140]

I lived here my hole life 13 years but it’s so crazy to see how things were before roadmen

[@erdevon3257]

Have they done a lot of roadworks there?

[@lolfoxgaming1589]

@@erdevon3257 roadmen = drug dealers

[@MarkJaffa]

Thank you so much for making this available, I moved to Teignmouth in 1959 at the age of three and lived there most of my life on and off, I forgot all about the children's train ride by the yacht pool!

[@wardaandy]

You still there Mark?

[@joannie5]

"We welcome old people"- thank goodness it still does!!

[@TheJohnRowley]

The population would be a tiny fraction of what it is now if it didn't ;)

[@ianturpin9180]

​@@TheJohnRowleyteignmouth Gods waiting room.

[@TheJohnRowley]

🥲@@ianturpin9180

[@nigelpower1509]

My home town, and I spent the first 11 years of my life there. I'm 80 now and living in Canada, but the old place still looks lovely to me whenever I visit. Pretty sure I can see my sister getting on the ferry at 6.02. Nice to hear Franklin (Jingles) Engelman too, a BBC voice from my youth. Thanks Guy.

[@ianbell5611]

Brilliant. Brings back some fond memories of family holidays .

[@neilh4729]

I've been a regular visitor to Teignmouth for many years, love the town. I wish it was still like it was in this film though. Life seemed so much better back then.

[@xxjonboy]

Brings back great memories of family holidays there in the early 1960s. They didn't mention The Lifeboat Cafe, where they did wonderful Torbay sole meals.

[@laverdajota8089]

The Britain that has now gone ,

[@ingridstill6996]

Just moved here and find it wonderful. I like how the majority of the houses has been well maintained, especially the front line. It’s a credit who runs the town the beautiful flowers and cleanliness, not to forget how friendly everyone is.

[@ianturpin9180]

Born at overcliff Guest House in 49, moved to AU in 74. Then back to my beloved Teignmouth in 93. Drowned my first wristwatch in the river aged 7. You can take the boy out of the teign, but you cant take the teign out of the boy.

[@valeriewoodhart937]

The Ness at Shaldon, visible the other side of the river estuary, was reduced greatly since this film was made

[@Mehernoshuk]

Beautiful

[@christopherbutler7588]

Lovely film thank you 😊

[@melllwyd4888]

Looks more like the mid 1950's to me judging by the cars and from what I remember.

[@jameskrell4392]

It does but there wasn't much change until the mid sixties

[@MassiveLib]

Now try n tell me society hasn't decayed.

[@malcooool]

mmmmmmm,,memories of the care free 60s. different world now,and not for the better,in alot of ways

[@zhivopisatel]

PPS My dad was a member of the hydroplane and speedboat club - I wonder whether that was him in the film?

[@edwardbrickley8621]

We visited Teigmouth 2 years ago thought it was a lovely seaside town, had a very good meal of fish & chips.

[@jamesrichardson476]

Reminds me of the Monty Python "Getting away from it all" spoof travelogue, which preceded The Life of Brian (I think) when it was shown in the cinema. I keep expecting John Cleese to start ranting about effing gondolas :D .

[@alanmarr3323]

I worked on the Clean up in 1993 of the estuary!

[@alivestudiostube]

Hi do you still have the original film? I am from Alive Studios in Teignmouth, Devon and would like to rescan it in 4K.

[@LouiseTopp]

All these people in this film are probably no longer alive. Eerie thought that....

[@loveydoveyted1457]

Wow.....The lighthouse at 2:15 is still here now! The astronomical waves haven't destroyed it yet!!

[@alannorthdevonuk763]

And still there now, as defiant as ever. I have spent visit after visit trying to get the perfect picture of it at different tides, from early morning to night.

[@funkydozer]

The ‘auld peepl’ looked as delighted to be there as they do today.

[@SpitfireCallum]

Origin of Muse

[@pidge5193]

This is so weird to watch since I live there

[@citizen1163]

I used to camp nr Teignmouth with my parents in late 60s. Has it changed much?

[@literalgod3990]

Same

[@okipullup6886]

@@citizen1163 Yes, i live here and its lovely on sunny days but the rest of the time it can be empty and bleak.

[@Bruce-vq7ni]

@@okipullup6886 "Empty & Bleak" - - Especially in the Winter - Try Torquay or Paignton! - - Both pretty grim 🤔

[@Ardass486]

Nice

[@MrSkyskooter]

Most of the men are wearing their white shirts and dark grey suit trousers. The T shirt and jeans had not yet been invented.

[@marianthomas1804]

L'm marian collins my brother and l opened the mini railway on the sea front lovely times

[@wofty33]

Live and go to school here, looks the same haha.

[@loveydoveyted1457]

4:13 Bitton House???

[@fletch61]

yes

[@erdevon3257]

Better times

[@Bruce-vq7ni]

And still a really pleasant town on a sunny day - In every way so much better than scruffy Torquay & the less said about that chavi noisy hell hole Paignton the better. 🤔

[@andrewbennett7756]

Tou wont get kids playing with sailing yachts now a days now it's all hand held devices you dont even see kids plaing with car on the beech in the 60 and 70 a ddigger and a tippers i was happy plus a plastic boat or a salling boat life was great ❤❤❤

[@jamesclark6]

geographicly where is it located!?!

[@JT-nu2xm]

It's near Exeter...it's in south Devon.

[@cheekyblindersnorthernsoul9746]

Doesn't look like that now, no money spent on ithardley any flower beds the poorman of torbay along with painton and Brixham used to be loverly place

[@alannorthdevonuk763]

@@cheekyblindersnorthernsoul9746 Still is a lovely place. Go from North Devon to South Devon to visit at least once a year - just come back.

[@dilpun7151]

We live in Teignmouth now. Teignmouth have everything for people of all ages and interests.we are very lucky to live here..❤

[@jase123111]

So funny seeing how things were in the 'good old days'. Can't believe people were so bothered with the tulips.

[@user-ze8jn3rh9n]

The place is vile now.

[@bigpete453]

Always was

[@nigelpower1509]

Rubbish!

[@nigelpower1509]

@@bigpete453Rubbish!

[@jofeeney]

i went to a rave down on smugglers beach. mixing decks on scaffolding and brown potato sacks on the sand so you could dance without slipping in the morning i got thrown in the sea wicked night!👌☺

[@laverdajota8089]

A great mix of different people, ! I mean , Old and young , walking sitting without the fear of being Mugged , robbed, or beaten up , or non born British walking around in gangs looking at every young girl or women as a potential conquest .

[@guykendall3474]

Is your name Pike Mr Webber and are you a stupid boy.....