Gerald the Giraffe too tall for RAMM
Gerald the Giraffe from above
From the collections at RAMM, Accession No:99-1919-100
and a family connection to an Alphington baker
By Sarah, Curator of West Exe
Mr Pollard was born in Alphington in 1921. His father had the bakery and grandmother had the grocer's shop in Alphington. Mr Pollard has an unusual link with the Royal Albert Memorial Museum too. Believe it or not his grandfather made a special window for Gerald (aka George) the Giraffe at RAMM. Its head was too tall for the room where it was displayed and so he was brought in to cut a hole in the floor.