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This Triumphal Arch was erected by Lt Col William Harding of Upcott House as a personal commemoration of his military exploits when fighting in the Peninsular War (1807-1814) which, incidentally, w...

One edition of Pilton 'Stars in Your Eyes' took place in May 2008. Produced by Odd Couple Productions – aka Helen Clark-Hayton and Ced Piper – the aim was to raise money for charities. Fourteen wa...

In December 2014 Pilton lost a leading light with the death of Hamish Patrick. A founding member of Pilton Festival, he was born in London, educated in the USA, trained as an actor and did theatre...

Ken and Eileen German moved to live in 25 Lynbro Road, Pilton in 1965. Ken was assistant manager at Radio Rentals in Barnstaple and Eileen worked as a staff nurse initially at the old North Devon ...

Claire Helliwell sent us this photograph, among others, which document some of the activities of the Pilton Women’s Institute. Her mother, Eileen German (née Sprague), took the photograph. With he...

This picture was possibly taken in 1983 on Stir-Up Sunday – the Sunday immediately before Advent Sunday when Christmas puddings and cakes were traditionally made. It is taken in Bluecoat School in...

It is difficult to believe, given how narrow the River Yeo at Pilton is today, that there was once a thriving shipbuilding industry in Pilton dating back to the mid-18th century and lasting beyond ...