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Catalogue for Sale of Broadgate Estate, Pilton, in May 1918
On May 3rd 1918 the Broadgate Estate owned by Mrs Hibbert was sold by auction at the Imperial Hotel, Barnstaple. It was described as comprising 'A singularly-attractive COUNTRY MANSION, in Beautif...
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Broadgate Villa, Pilton with the Desborough Family in 1858
This early photograph of 1858 shows the south side of Broadgate Villa in Pilton with fourteen of the family of Henry Desborough who lived there until his death in 1862. Broadgate Villa was built a...
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Under Minnow Road
This photograph is view of Under Minnow Road, Pilton, likely to be around 1900. The area now associated with the name ‘Under Minnow Road’ bears this name as a result of a mistake made in the twent...
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Alena Cartmell interviews Pilton WI
Pat Colwill and Margaret Scott of Pilton Women’s Institute (WI) visited The Pilton Story during the drop-in opening time (5 – 7pm) on 21st May 2012 bringing with them albums and stories from their ...
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The Pilton Long Stone Excavation 1967
In 1967 the North Devon Archaeological Society carried out an excavation of the Pilton Long Stone which stands at the junction of Under Minnow Road and Bellaire, originally on a rocky hillock known...
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Blue Plaque for Hector Munro alias Saki
A blue plaque has recently been placed on the wall of Fairfield (formerly part of Broadgate Villa) in Bellaire, Pilton, to commemorate the life of short story writer Hector Hugh Munro, alias Saki, ...
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An Aerial View Across Pilton from the North West in 2017
This brilliant aerial view across Pilton from Bradiford was taken by Christian Turner of Pilton. The high resolution photograph also takes in most of Barnstaple, and includes the River Taw on the ...
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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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