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BARNSTAPLE AND NORTH DEVON HORSE SHOW at Pilton Lawn in July 1877
The following is a report of the Barnstaple and North Devon Horse Show, held at Pilton Lawn in July 1877, in the Somerset County Gazette of 14th July 1877. From reports in other years, this seems ...
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Shipbuilding in Pilton and Pottington in 18th and 19th Centuries
It is difficult to believe, given how narrow the River Yeo at Pilton is today, that there was once a thriving shipbuilding industry in Pilton dating back to the mid-18th century and lasting beyond ...
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SOUVENIR PROGRAMME OF EVENTS AND FESTIVITIES FOR THE CORONATION IN 1953
At the time of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2nd June 1953, the Borough of Barnstaple organised a programme of Events and Festivities in celebration between 29th May and 6th June. This d...
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Pilton in the North Devon Herald, July 8, 1920 – Welcome Home for the De...
These three items figured in the North Devon Herald of July 8, 1920. This edition included a report of the marriage of Albert Hobbs and Jane Bartlett and was kept for all these years by their daug...
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Pilton May Queen 1964
This photograph was kindly sent to us by Jan Cashin, daughter of Maurice Huxtable. It shows the May Queen at the Pilton House May Fayre, possibly in 1964. The May Queen, in the centre being cro...
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Maypole Dancing at Pilton House in 1968
This picture shows maypole dancing during the May Queen festival held in 1968 in the grounds of Pilton House, Pilton Street. It came to the archive from Jan Cashin (formerly Huxtable) whose family ...
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The Last 'King' of Pilton 1982
The first Pilton Festival was a two month series of events in June and July of 1982, and as part of the festivities a 'King' was proclaimed on the day of the Medieval Market and Historical Pageant ...
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Plan of Conveyance of Pilton House in March 1866
This document, found among Pilton House papers in 2015, shows the plan of the conveyance when the house and grounds were sold in 1866. The scale suggests that the land stretched from the back of t...
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