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The Triumphal Arch Commemorating Lt Col William Harding of Upcott House ...
This Triumphal Arch was erected by Lt Col William Harding of Upcott House as a personal commemoration of his military exploits when fighting in the Peninsular War (1807-1814) which, incidentally, w...
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Trevor Beer MBE, Writer and Wildlife Artist, 1937 - 2017
Trevor Beer, the well-known Devon writer and wildlife artist, was born on The Rock, Pilton, in January 1937 and died in June 2017. He went to Pilton School next to St Mary’s Church and his boyhood...
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The Bartlett Family of Pilton from 1864 onwards
This photograph shows the family of William and Jane Bartlett (née Baker) of Pilton in about 1910. Their family has links to many North Devon families - Sanders, Passmore, Hobbs and Huxtable, amon...
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Restoration of the Bells of St Mary’s Church in 1969-70
There are eight bells in the tower of St Mary’s Church, Pilton, and they were last restored in 1969-70. Church bells were first recorded in Pilton in 1553 when there were five. These increased to ...
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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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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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Some of the Bellringers of St Mary’s Church, Pilton in 2008
This photograph records ten of the many bellringers of the Church of St Mary the Virgin captured in 2008 by Martin Haddrill. From left to right: Back Row : Adrian Pope, Ron Kenwood, Jim Petherick,...
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Kathleen Huxtable in a Pilton School Photograph in 1924
This photograph of the pupils of Pilton School dates from 1924 when it was in the building immediately to the west of St Mary’s Church. For the moment we have only identified Kathleen Huxtable, wh...
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