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The Bartlett Family and Alfred Edward Hobbs in the 1920s
This is a family group of the Bartlett Family of Pilton together with Edward and Jane Hobbs and is thought to date from the 1920s. We have identified them in relation to Jane Hobbs (née Bartlett i...
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An Evacuee Comes To Bradiford, 1940
Born in 1935, the young John Onslow was evacuated from Croydon to Devon in 1940, during the Second World War. The photograph shows him with his host family, Mr. and Mrs. Ridd. Gwen and Harold Ridd ...
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The World War I Medals of Walter Worth of Yeo Vale
Next year, 2018, marks the centenary of the end of World War I. Peter Bray posted this collage based on the two medals awarded to his Grandad, Walter Worth. They were passed to Peter by his Gran...
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Pilton School Recorder Group 1967
This is Miss Turner's recorder group pictured at Pilton Primary School in 1967, when the school was beside St Mary's Church before the move to Abbey Road. The photo shows Jan Cashin (formerly Huxta...
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Fancy Dress 1930s era
This is a photograph of a fancy dress competition in Pilton Church Rooms and must date from the very early 1930s. It is well worth close study as the costumes are very imaginative. The one child ...
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Maurice Huxtable at Pilton School in the late 1920s
This is a photograph of the children of Pilton School next to St Mary's Church. It dates from the late 1920s. The one child identified so far is Maurice Huxtable, sixth from the right on the seco...
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TREVOR BEER’S BOYHOOD MEMORIES OF PILTON
In 2013, the writer and wildlife artist Trevor Beer wrote his boyhood memories of life in Pilton where he was born in January 1937. He died in June 2017. These memoirs offer a fascinating insight...
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Ellen and Samuel Blake of The Rock, Pilton
Ellen and Samuel Blake were married in 1904 and lived at 50, The Rock until they died. Ellen was a midwife while Samuel was a fellmonger and worked at Sanders on Pilton Bridge. They had three chi...
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