Martock, The Pinnacle And Market House c.1955
Photo ref:
M42015
Photo ref:
M42015
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Built in the 1750s, Martock's Market House originally held a row of shambles or butchers' shops. It became a fire station, the council house and an ex-servicemen's club before restoration in 1954 for council meetings. The original Pinnacle, a copy of a column at Wilton House, was destroyed by a lorry and replaced.
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A Selection of Memories from Martock
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 Martock
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I have really good memories of Martock. During the Second World War, some time in the 1940s, I along with some other boys from Farningham Home For Little Boys was evacuated to Yeovil and Martock. We were taken to the Church Hall in Martock and sat in threes around some small tables. We sat there a bit forlorn thinking we would be split up. Then lo and behold a Mr Rogers came in and went ...see more
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