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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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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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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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Albert Thorne of Pilton during World War I
This photograph, sent in by Maureen Dark, shows her grandfather Albert Thorne, second from the right, during World War I. Albert Thorne, known as Bert, lived at 7 Priory Gardens, was a bellringer ...
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Fred Thorne
Fred Thorne and his wife, Kate (see separate entry) Thorne were the parents of Jean (Elston) and Joyce Thorne and grandparents of Kevin Elston, Lynne Treloar, Anne (Humphreys), Richard Elston and K...
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The Men from Pilton Parish who died in the Great War 1914-18
This plaque names the thirty-nine men of Pilton Parish who fought and lost their lives in the Great War 1914-18 and are commemorated below the West Window of St Mary’s Church. The simple but effec...
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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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The Men from Pilton Parish who fought in the Great War 1914-18
This plaque names the three hundred and forty men of Pilton Parish who fought in the Great War 1914-18 and came home. They are commemorated in the South Porch of St Mary’s Church. The thirty-ni...
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