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Pilton Quay Buildings in the 1950s
Harry Murch has written about his early life living on Pilton Quay in the early 1950s. Download this short document with the story. Many thanks to Harry for sharing this with The Pilton Story.
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Pilton Church Bellringers at St Brannock’s Church, Braunton in 1955
This photograph shows some of the Pilton Church Bellringers in 1955 outside St Brannock’s Church, Braunton. Those in the photograph have been identified as, from left to right: Unknown; Clem Chapma...
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The Story of the Knight – Ellis Family of Pilton (1944 onwards)
This is a photograph of Vera Ellis and Earnest Knight at their wedding in St Mary’s Church, Pilton, on Saturday 19th August 1944. Vera was the only daughter of Mr and Mrs J Ellis of 4 Lake Cottage...
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Doris Fisher, Ladies Hairdresser of Pilton Street
Doris Fisher was a ladies hairdresser at No 27 Pilton Street where she and her trainees beautified generations of women in the front room where once her aunt, Ellen Sanders, ran the Pilton Street P...
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THE FRIENDS OF PILTON CHURCH IN 21st CENTURY
The Friends of Pilton Church first came into being, in its 21st Century version, in about 2002 when an urgent need arose to repair the War Memorial West Window of the Priory Church of St Mary, Pilt...
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The Pilton School in about 1923
This photograph, posted by Brenda Parsley on The Pilton Story Facebook page in April 2020, is of the pupils of Pilton School in about 1923. So far we have identified Brenda’s mother, Dorothy Horsma...
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Pilton School Mug Celebrating 1840 – 1968
These mugs were given to the pupils of the old Pilton School which was next to St Mary’s Church when it closed in 1968 and moved to Abbey Road in January 1969. The school had been there since its ...
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2008 Pilton Stars in Your Eyes Winner Carly Jeffery
One edition of Pilton 'Stars in Your Eyes' took place in May 2008. Produced by Odd Couple Productions – aka Helen Clark-Hayton and Ced Piper – the aim was to raise money for charities. Fourteen wa...
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