Ottery St Mary, Stocks In Churchyard 1922
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Photo of Ottery St Mary, Stocks In Churchyard 1922

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Ottery's stocks have been moved to the far side of the church path since this photograph was taken over eighty years ago. The original wooden stocks are now very fragile, and are protected by the later housing we see here. To the left is the stone monument commemorating Queen Victoria's

A Selection of Memories from Ottery St Mary

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 Ottery St Mary

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I used to work for a radio paging company in the 1960's called Radio Intercom. It was based in Batts Lane, next to the old fire station. I wonder, does anyone have pictures or memories of this company. I believe it changed it's name to Verhagen Electronics after I left. I have many pleasant memories of working for Radio Intercom, and often wonder were my old colleagues are now. If any of you are out there, please get in touch: tim.tree@btopenworld.com. I'd love to hear from you.
How funny! We now own and live in this house. It has barely changed since this photograph, although it is no longer a guest house and its name is different. There are some barns and a coach house in the background which have been partly demolished; a small conservatory has been added to the left of the porch. We believe the people who ran it as a guest house were called Haywood, his first name being Cecil. He had ...see more