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Pottington Point c1860-70 before the Ilfracombe Railway was built
This photograph of Pottington Point on the River Taw from 1860-70 is taken from about where the new Taw Bridge at Barnstaple (opened in 2007) now crosses the river. It shows limestone from Wales u...
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The Story of Pilton Cricket Club by John Norman
This document tells the story of Pilton Cricket Club, now Barnstaple & Pilton Cricket Club, through the eyes of Pilton born and bred John Norman. Formed as Pilton Bible Class before the II Wor...
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Pilton Entries in the Barnstaple Kelly's Directory of 1941
This document is an extract of the 'businesses' in the Pilton area (Pilton, Raleigh, Yeo Vale, Pottington, Bradiford and Rolle Quay) listed in the 1941 Kelly's Directory of Barnstaple and Neighbour...
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Watercolour of Lime Kiln at Pottington by William Payne c 1810-19
This scene by William Payne (1760-1830) is of Pottington Lime Kiln, Pilton, Barnstaple, Devon and shows Barnstaple Long Bridge in the background. It was produced using the technique by which Payne...
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Ladies v Gents Cricket Match at Pilton Cricket Club during the first Pil...
On 20th July 1982, during the very first Pilton Festival, a Ladies v Gents cricket match was played at the Pottington Ground. The Gents were, left to right, Rod Bowden, Steve Webber, Bob and Alan P...
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George Best and others played charity football at Barnstaple Town in Dec...
Famous Northern Irish footballer George Best visited Barnstaple in December1982 with a group of friends - the George Best All Stars. This photograph shows George, second from the right for those t...
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The Downstream Bridge over the River Taw opened May 2007
As part of the £42M Barnstaple Western Bypass scheme to take road traffic away from the town centre of Barnstaple, a new bridge spanning the River Taw was built at Pottington 650m downstream of th...
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The Royal Bath & West of England Show at Pottington in 1859
The Royal Bath & West of England Show originated In 1777, when several gentlemen met at the City of Bath and formed a Society for the encouragement of Agriculture, Arts, Manufactures and Commer...
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