A Bit of Levity in these Dark Times…

[Gerald Farr]

Hello Ivan, A very good friend of mine was Brixham Harbour Master for a number of years after leaving the sea, he was made redundant when the shipping Company was wound up and was lucky enough to live in Brixham when the vacancy occurred. It was only when Brixham came up that I realised that your Torquay was in the UK and not just down the road from me in Victoria, Australia. Anyway cheers, have a good day, Gerald.

[Ivan Cloherty]

Hello Ivan, A very good friend of mine was Brixham Harbour Master for a number of years after leaving the sea, he was made redundant when the shipping Company was wound up and was lucky enough to live in Brixham when the vacancy occurred. It was only when Brixham came up that I realised that your Torquay was in the UK and not just down the road from me in Victoria, Australia. Anyway cheers, have a good day, Gerald.

Hello Gerald, reminds me of the time I was in the USA which has minimum three Londons in various States and American said to me, 'Gee Buddy I understand you got a London in England as well' apparently there are numerous Torquays in the USA also. Those ancient mariners and emigrants/immirants certainly left their mark

[happy daze john in oz]

Come to Oz, half the bloody town names are from UK.
The early settlers wanted to feel at home no doubt.

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi John
The Penrith where I lived in Sydney allowed it's name to be used in the UK, just to keep them happy LoL
Des

[j.sabourn]

#33 Go to Tasmania if you like the Lake District. JS
There is a North Shields in either Victoria or NSW,,saw the sign post when being shuttled around from one helipad to another before going out to a rig. JS

[happy daze john in oz]

But at times the pronunciation of some UK names sounds very odd here.

There is an Eltham, in South London was at one time a palace there for King John.

Pronounced Elt Ham as it was a hamlet on the then river Elt.

But here they say El tham, and our Brighton here is considered to be a very posh name.

There is also New Eltham where I went to school, the name of the school was 'Pope Street'.
Pity as I was brought up as a protestant