Otterton History - Village Hall

The Village Hall was built, in 1923, on the site of two cottages built in 18th. Century, cob & thatched with lateral stack, similar to Houseterns next door.
They were demolished in the 1890’s.



Commemorative stone on the Village Hall

Village Hall (left) in 1928

The Village Hall was built, in 1923, on the site of two cottages built in 18th. Century, cob & thatched with lateral stack, similar to Houseterns next door.
They were demolished in the 1890’s.The land was leased out by the Clinton Devon Estates to the people of Otterton for the purposes of building a Village Hall. Funding for the Hall came from loans totalling £450 secured by 45 Bonds of £10 each with interest. The Estate made10 of these loans, the remaining 35 Bonds were made by Hilda Drake, Hilda Please, Redvers Please, Ray Sage, George Bishop and Frank Northcott- names familiar to many villagers today.

© Gerald Millington 2010
SOURCES
Devon Record Office,
Clinton Devon Estates Archives,