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A Short History of the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Pilton, Barnstaple
A two-page document setting out the key historical features and dates of St Mary's Church thought to date from the 1990s. The author is identified as M.D. and we would like to know who this was. ...
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The Family of Rev Anthony Geering of Pilton Church in 1986
Rev Anthony Geering was Rector of St Mary's Church, Pilton, from 1981 to 1986. This photograph shows him with his family taken from a Stewardship Campaign Leaflet of 1986. With him are his wife, ...
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Drawing of Pilton Street by Graham Penn
This copy no. 39/350 of a pen and ink drawing of Pilton Street is by Graham Penn. The date is unknown. We would love to find out more about Graham Penn and when it was drawn. Thanks to Albert Li...
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The Battle of Manning's Pit
John Norman of Pilton recounts the story of the Battle of Manning's Pit, Pilton, Barnstaple, Devon, around Tutshill Woods against the Bradiford Gang as told in a poem written by his cousin Brian No...
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Aerial View of River Yeo and Rolle Quay in the late 1980s
This aerial view of the River Yeo and Rolle Quay from the late 1980s shows the Inner Relief Road (completed 1986) and, bottom right, the Civic Centre (foundation stone laid in 1967). In the centre...
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Half-muffled Peal of Pilton Church Bells for Yvonne Gray in February 2009
In early 2009, Yvonne Gray of the St Mary's Bellringers died and a half-muffled peal was rung in memory of her on 22 February 2009. For further information see also the group of bellringers in 2...
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Pottington Point c1860-70 before the Ilfracombe Railway was built
This photograph of Pottington Point on the River Taw from 1860-70 is taken from about where the new Taw Bridge at Barnstaple (opened in 2007) now crosses the river. It shows limestone from Wales u...
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Pilton Entries in the Barnstaple Kelly's Directory of 1941
This document is an extract of the 'businesses' in the Pilton area (Pilton, Raleigh, Yeo Vale, Pottington, Bradiford and Rolle Quay) listed in the 1941 Kelly's Directory of Barnstaple and Neighbour...
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