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Pilton Festival 2010 in St Mary's Church
Pilton Festival, revived almost 30 years ago by the Rev. Anthony Geering, Rector of St Mary's Church, had yet another successful year in 2010. Under threat because of a serious lack of money as a ...
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The Prior's Ring
This is a mediaeval gold ring, set with a cabochon sapphire surrounded with a bezel engraved with a Hebrew inscription translated as ‘May Jesu Emmanuel Jehova be with us’, and on the reverse, in La...
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'Sat on the gate' in around 1953 - the old entrance gate to Pa...
Circa 1953. Keith (Skipper) Bates and Olive Murch taken at the entrance gate to Pathfields - now long gone (the start of Pathfield's school's grounds opposite The Bluecoat School is where the gate...
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The Making of Pilton Priory's Seal - The Matrix Reloaded
Despite its modest size, Pilton Priory – certainly latterly - possessed quite a large and ornate seal. It was all the more unusual for bearing images on both sides, each half being formed in its ow...
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OS Map Accompanying 'The Origins of Barnstaple and Pilton'
This OS 6" to the Mile Map dated 1890 has been posted in the archive to accompany the 2020 paper by Wendy Clarke 'The Origins of Barnstaple and Pilton: New Perspectives on Old Settlements' publish...
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The Origins of Barnstaple and Pilton: New Perspectives on Old Settlements
In a 2020 paper published in the Transactions of the Devonshire Association, Wendy Clarke has re-examined the Anglo-Saxon origins of Barnstaple and Pilton. The relationship between these close neig...
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Pilton Loses a Gifted Community Leader
David Butt, a Pilton resident for many years and closely involved as the Co-ordinator of Pilton Green Man Frestival for the last 5 years, passed away in April 2016 at the age of only 63. Dave was ...
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Tudor Priest Put to Death in Pilton in 1549
If the Western Rising or Prayer Book Rebellion means little or nothing to you, rest assured that you are not alone. 1549 – particularly the late Spring and Summer of 1549 – brought considerable civ...
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