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Poster for Two Sermons for Pilton Schools in 1845
On Sunday December 14th 1845 two sermons were preached in aid of the Pilton National & Pilton Sunday Schools in Pilton Church. The first was at 11o'clock in the morning by Rev Richard Hayne, t...
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Haymaking on Pathfield in about 1926
This photograph, probably taken on Pathfield, shows C W Lewis and J Parsons making hay in about 1926. It was displayed in the 'Pilton Then & Now' Exhibition held in Pilton Church in 2008 but i...
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Play by the Girls of Pilton School in about 1928
This photograph of a school play by the girls of Pilton School in about 1928 was displayed in the 'Pilton Then & Now' exhibition held in Pilton Church in 2008 but its origin is not known, nor i...
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DESCENT OF WELSHE’S TENEMENT IN PILTON 16TH/19TH CENTURY
The property named in Christopher Lethbridge’s will of 1713 to be connected with a rent charge for the benefit of Pilton Church fabric was one third of approximately seven acres called Welshe’s Ten...
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The Start of Pilton Festival in 1982
The Pilton Festival in Barnstaple, North Devon, started in 1982 as a result of the arrival of the Rev. Anthony Geering as Vicar of Pilton Church. With Ian Thomas, Albert Linacre, Noel Harley and m...
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Film of Pilton Festival 1982 with added soundtrack (this version now rem...
This archive item is based on the Super8 film, taken by the late Clifford Davies in 1982, of the very first Pilton Festival in Barnstaple, North Devon in the United Kingdom. In 2012 it had a new s...
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Sir Allen Apsley, Royalist Governor of Barnstaple 1645-6
Sir Allen Apsley, the Royalist Governor of Barnstaple in1645-6, is the man credited with ordering the demolition of Pilton Church tower and spire for metal for the manufacture of cannon and lead sh...
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The Pilton Priory Seal circa 1420
This is the ancient seal of Pilton Priory which dates from about 1420. The seal-making device, also referred to as a seal matrix or die, is held in the Victoria and Albert Museum. On the reverse ...
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