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Mogridge - Hill and Mogridge – Cann Weddings in Pilton (1936 and 1945)
On Saturday 22nd February 1936 the wedding took place at St Mary’s Church, Pilton, between Reginald Charles Mogridge and Violet Phyllis Hill. Both bride and groom lived in Mill Road, Barnstaple. ...
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Doris Fisher, Ladies Hairdresser of Pilton Street
Doris Fisher was a ladies hairdresser at No 27 Pilton Street where she and her trainees beautified generations of women in the front room where once her aunt, Ellen Sanders, ran the Pilton Street P...
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THE FRIENDS OF PILTON CHURCH IN 21st CENTURY
The Friends of Pilton Church first came into being, in its 21st Century version, in about 2002 when an urgent need arose to repair the War Memorial West Window of the Priory Church of St Mary, Pilt...
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The Pilton School in about 1923
This photograph, posted by Brenda Parsley on The Pilton Story Facebook page in April 2020, is of the pupils of Pilton School in about 1923. So far we have identified Brenda’s mother, Dorothy Horsma...
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Pilton School Mug Celebrating 1840 – 1968
These mugs were given to the pupils of the old Pilton School which was next to St Mary’s Church when it closed in 1968 and moved to Abbey Road in January 1969. The school had been there since its ...
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Some of the Bellringers of St Mary’s Church, Pilton in 2008
This photograph records ten of the many bellringers of the Church of St Mary the Virgin captured in 2008 by Martin Haddrill. From left to right: Back Row : Adrian Pope, Ron Kenwood, Jim Petherick,...
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The Triumphal Arch Commemorating Lt Col William Harding of Upcott House ...
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...
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Ken and Eileen German of Pilton
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 ...
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