Ottery St Mary, The Factory 1922
Photo ref:
72970
Photo ref:
72970
More about this scene
These industrial buildings, now an engineering works, are a reminder of Ottery's industrial heritage, for the town was famous for the production of serge and lace in previous times. To the rear of these buildings is an unusual circular weir, built in 1790 to provide power for the serge factories.
Add to Album
You must be signed in to save to an album
Sign inShare This Photo
Buy a Print
Unframed, Mounted, Framed and Canvas prints in a range of sizes and styles.
View Sizes & Prices
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
Sparked a Memory for you?
If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here?
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
Before
After