Ockham, Schools 1904
Photo ref: 51588
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Photo of Ockham, Schools 1904

More about this scene

With no village centre to speak of, except where the Gothic/Tudor-style Hautboy Inn stands, Ockham is nevertheless a pleasant community of leafy lanes. The origin of many of Ockham's mid 19th-century buildings can be traced to William, first Earl Lovelace, who lived at Ockham Park.

A Selection of Memories from Ockham

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Ockham

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My memory relates to 1977 because it was then that I first heard of William of Occam (from Ockham early 14th Century). I would think he should be the village's most famous son. It seems sad that there appears to be no memorial to him there. Although a Franciscan friar, he was also in trouble with the Papal Court for heresy, so perhaps Henry VIII would have had some sympathy for him. Occam's Razor is a major ...see more