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Pilton Church Hall formerly The Unicorn Inn
The building which is now the Church Hall in Pilton Street has survived many changes during its long history, much of which will never be known as early records are rare, so the building itself tel...
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Sir Allen Apsley, Royalist Governor of Barnstaple 1645-6
Sir Allen Apsley, the Royalist Governor of Barnstaple in1645-6, is the man credited with ordering the demolition of Pilton Church tower and spire for metal for the manufacture of cannon and lead sh...
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The Village of PILTON - Oldest Barnstaple
This document, written by Rev Anthony Geering in the early 1980s, gives a potted history of Pilton. Anthony Geering was vicar of Pilton from 1981 to 1986 and was the instigator of the Pilton Festi...
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Barnstaple and Pilton Cricket Club
The Barnstaple and Pilton Cricket Club was founded in 1993 with the amalgamation of Barnstaple Cricket Club and Pilton Cricket Club. It is based at Raleigh Meadow, Raleigh Road, Barnstaple, Devon....
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Pilton Parish Magazine 1907
The 1907 editions of Pilton Parish Magazine were bound into the back of 'Home Words for Heart & Hearth' conducted by Rev. Charles Bullock. A copy of the complete document is available for stud...
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Rev Anthony Geering proclaiming at the first Pilton Festival in 1982
This photograph is one of the few good pictures we have found of the Rev Anthony Geering, Vicar of Pilton and the man credited with the idea of the modern Pilton Festival in 1982. The anecdotal ev...
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French 18th Century Spy Map of the Taw and Torridge Estuaries
In 1768 the French produced a map of the Taw and Torridge Estuaries and hinterland showing the main habitation and geographic features. It was one of a set detailing all the ports and inlets on t...
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The Desborough Family at Broadgate Villa, Bellaire, Pilton in 1858
For part of his life, Henry Desborough Esq. lived at Broadgate Villa in Pilton. In this copy of one of the earliest photographic portraits in England, he is seen with his family. The caption iden...
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