Dick Pym Honoured

[Spoonz Red E]

To claim it as being on the coast is a top sham.

 

[Pete Martin (CTID)]

To claim it as being on the coast is a top sham.

 

[Colesman Ballz]

To claim it as being on the coast is a top sham.

To anyone born 'n' bred there it is rather the arithmetical 'Topsum' !

 

[denzel]

To anyone born 'n' bred there it is rather the arithmetical 'Topsum' !

Not true. My father was born there and never referred to it as such.
I'm sure the natives won't be impressed about it being referred to as a suburb. Morice Parsons will be spinning in his grave!

 

[Colesman Ballz]

Not true. My father was born there and never referred to it as such.
I'm sure the natives won't be impressed about it being referred to as a suburb. Morice Parsons will be spinning in his grave!

Load of B*ll*cks yourself, my maternal family are from Topsum, and I'm even distantly related to "Pincher", have met him and have his autograph !

 

[iscalad]

Behave yourself!!!!!!
Mind you, high house prices keep out the riffraff

I saw Billy the Bat in the Lighter once

 

[denzel]

Load of B*ll*cks yourself, my maternal family are from Topsum, and I'm even distantly related to "Pincher", have met him and have his autograph !

Massively disrespectful that.

 

[Colesman Ballz]

Massively disrespectful that.

Disrespectful yourself ! Perhaps your father was one of the "posh" mob with no recognition of the local heritage ?

 

[John William]

Topsham v Topsum

One of those pointless arguments we seem to love so much. When I lived in the town it was the subject of much debate but my experience was that some well-heeled people favoured the "local" pronunciation and equally some locals the "posh" version.

This tension is at least 250 years old. In 1759 Andrew Brice's Grand Gazetteer, or Topographic Dictionary described it as :

"a very pleasant, a considerable, and flourishing Place, inhabited by many Persons of good Fashion and Politeness, as well as Ship-masters, Ship-builders, etc etc" and

"no despicable or mean Town"

 

[Red Bill]

To anyone born 'n' bred there it is rather the arithmetical 'Topsum' !

My dad and grandparents always pronounced it Topsum.