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Some Piltonians from the 1940s gathered together at Pilton Green Man Festival in 2011. Back row: George Pow, Brian Pow, Mervyn Pow, George Challacombe, Bertie Pow, John Furse and John Norman. Front...

Bluecoat School (now Bluecoat Academy) was officially opened by J L Smeall, the Principal of St Luke’s College, Exeter, and blessed by the then Bishop of Plymouth, Wilfrid Guy Sanderson. The openi...

In July 2004 reporter Matt Passmore, son of Pilton residents Mike and Lesley Passmore, wrote a full page report with photographs in the North Devon Gazette of 21st July of the successful Pilton Fes...

In 1953 the Borough of Barnstaple sold 1.7 acres (0.7 hectares) of land now occupied by Barnstaple Fire Station and the houses immediately surrounding it to Devon County Council close to ‘the Pilto...

In May 1918 the Broadgate Estate and the Contents of Broadgate House on Bellaire owned by Mrs Hibbert were sold by auction. The sale of the contents was reported as follows in the North Devon Jour...

As part of the first Pilton Festival of the modern era, held in June and July 1982, a Medieval Market was held in Pilton Street on Saturday 24th July. This is a scene from that day. This link will...

This 1400-word article from the North Devon Journal of March 1933 reported a talk by the Manager of the Barnstaple Water Company, C. N Wood, to the Rotary Club of Barnstaple. The story begins in 1...