THE road name Pottery Road still exists in Kingsteignton, although the infrastructure that once housed the pottery has sadly long gone.

The demolition men arrived in 1968 to tear down the buildings and chimneys that had long loomed over Kingsteignton.

Televisual interest. A local BBC crew filing the demolition. Health and safety then was a case of the gaffer saying: ‘Be careful lads.’
Televisual interest. A local BBC crew filing the demolition. Health and safety then was a case of the gaffer saying: ‘Be careful lads.’ (MDA Archive)

A view of the chimneys as demolition continues taken by the Mid-Devon Advertiser in the spring of 1968.
A view of the chimneys as demolition continues taken by the Mid-Devon Advertiser in the spring of 1968. (MDA Archive)