Janner!!! PLYMUFF voted best City to live!
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Elpenor
Dancing as fast as I can
One of the reasons I was happy to move hereYep .. Newton Abbot to a T
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
I have only been to Plymouth once - couple of days about a year ago for a work related course, and have a friend who has ended up there and he seems reasonably content.
it seems fairly inoffensive, was bigger than i thought it was (and so were the traffic jams)
didn't really see much of the city centre in daylight, think they had started chopping trees down then, and a city centre based on big department stores is in need of a new purpose - i stayed at one ex department store (co-op?) that had now become a premier inn.
good article about the post-war rebuilding / planning here.
hope they don't just demolish the 1950s stuff like they seem to be trying to do in coventry
it seems fairly inoffensive, was bigger than i thought it was (and so were the traffic jams)
didn't really see much of the city centre in daylight, think they had started chopping trees down then, and a city centre based on big department stores is in need of a new purpose - i stayed at one ex department store (co-op?) that had now become a premier inn.
good article about the post-war rebuilding / planning here.
hope they don't just demolish the 1950s stuff like they seem to be trying to do in coventry
Jennaonthebeach
What would Picard do?
the Facebook groups I watch all seem to hate the 50s concrete stuff. But I was born after it was all firmly established so it wouldn't be Plymouth to me if they all went.
Idaho
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Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
there is good and bad 50s concrete stuff - royal parade seems fairly good.
it's fairly standard that architecture tends to be appreciated once it's too late - the victorian generation demolished a lot of london, and there were critics of the 1930s art deco era at the time
mojo pixy
...שלא נמצא בשמאל
Newton Armpit is pleasant?
The thing about Newton Abbot is it's tiny so that a 10-min walk in any direction from the traffic and rubbish is river and woodland. Also lovely views from hill tops all over the place that are nearly all ancient settlement sites. It's pretty friendly and down to earth, almost uniquely round here not a holiday destination. Its alright!
(That concludes tonight's Teignbridge promotion, please take your litter home with you)
Jennaonthebeach
What would Picard do?
oh, i like the city centre though not keen on the recent changes i must admit, but then maybe i'm an old fogey now.
Idaho
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I actually don't mind the armpit. It has a rough charm
Kevbad the Bad
Amiable Bowel Syndrome
Plymouth has got a lot of good people, but as a place to live - nothing special. Too many have to live in sprawling estates with no real sense of community, no centre, no cohesion. The Luftwaffe bombed the shit out of it in the war and the recovery was the usual post-war rush job. Good location next to the sea and the moor, just a stone's throw from Cornwall. But best to live in?
Idaho
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Cornish refer to Devonians as Janners as they are all believed to be named John.
Kevbad the Bad
Amiable Bowel Syndrome
Janner is Devonport local accent, and by extension the rest of Plymouth.
Jennaonthebeach
What would Picard do?
I grew up in Plymouth and was born in Devonport. Never once heard Janner being used while i was living there.
Kevbad the Bad
Amiable Bowel Syndrome
Must admit I first heard the term from a Devonport friend only a few years ago, despite working in Southway for 20 years.
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savoloysam
Pigman's pigman's ha ha charade you are..
Union Street on a Saturday night. More punch ups than Vegas
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Went back to Plymouth a couple of weeks back. The walk from the station to the seafront, one of the city centre's best features, is now a mess of hoardings and fences.
There was a good local pub where I used to live (St. Judes) with a genuine community feel to it. Looking it up I see it's recently been sold. And the old library has gone too. I'm in no hurry to move back, even though there's always teaching jobs down there.
There was a good local pub where I used to live (St. Judes) with a genuine community feel to it. Looking it up I see it's recently been sold. And the old library has gone too. I'm in no hurry to move back, even though there's always teaching jobs down there.
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Most of Union Street is boarded up now IIRC. No great loss.
Lots of new apartment blocks down by the ferry port with names like Harbourside, even though the view is of another half-empty block of flats and a kwik fit or something.
fizzerbird
Always there when I need me...
I love it where I am...(reluctant to say exactly where for obvs reasons to some!)
The people here are really friendly. Lots of areas that Mr fizzer said were dumps when he was growing up have changed for the better.
The Barbican and Royal William Yard are excellent for a night out.
The parks are great, Tinside lido is a fav of mine and it's so close to Dartmoor and Cornwall.
Mr Fizzer was born and grew up here, his parents were from Cornwall. I guess having my own tour guide has enabled me to see the great things about this beautiful City.
Oooh and Drakes Island!!!
The people here are really friendly. Lots of areas that Mr fizzer said were dumps when he was growing up have changed for the better.
The Barbican and Royal William Yard are excellent for a night out.
The parks are great, Tinside lido is a fav of mine and it's so close to Dartmoor and Cornwall.
Mr Fizzer was born and grew up here, his parents were from Cornwall. I guess having my own tour guide has enabled me to see the great things about this beautiful City.
Oooh and Drakes Island!!!
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
it was raining when i was there...
Of course it was!
Jennaonthebeach
What would Picard do?
I grew up in St Judes (1972 - 1985). I didn't think there were any pubs in St Judes - I used to have to walk into the city centre if i wanted to drink.
Jennaonthebeach
What would Picard do?
accurate
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Grenville hotel on Grenville Road.
City centre is crap for pubs as well tbf. Couple of decent boozers down at the Barbican but it's mostly twatty wine bars and bistros.
newme
Giant in Pastyland now
We do? In 37 years here I never heard that.
newme
Giant in Pastyland now
Union Street was horrendous on a sat night, we would be walking up it in a group of 10+ and the amount of abuse we got was horrendous. Basically because of a few flamboyant dressers and uv body paint. I've never heard so much homophobic shit anywhere ever in a month than I did walking up there of any evening. We had a few gay and bi people with us which knocked me sideways to hear at 17. It was over 20 years ago and the club we went to is closed now but wow. We would get inside and breathe a sigh of relief. Also start coming up as the big doors opened if we timed it right lol.
Jennaonthebeach
What would Picard do?
it was a lot better in the 80s though.
newme
Giant in Pastyland now
We do? Never heard this in nearly 40 years lol
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