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Pilton Junior School Top Class in 1963-64
This photograph, originally sent to Peter Christie by Elaine Stevens (neé Andrew) and published in the North Devon Journal in December 2016, is of the top class at Pilton Junior School in 1963-64. ...
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Mysterious Death of a Bradiford Gentleman in 1875
Henry John Turberville, who was formerly known as Henry John Blackmore and was the elder brother of Richard Doddridge (R D) Blackmore, the author of 'Lorna Doone', died in very mysterious circumsta...
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A Barumite's Experience at the Front at Christmas 1914
In January 1915, the North Devon Journal wrote up the experiences of a Pilton man after enlisting in the 1st Devons just before World War I broke out in July 1914. After four months training, Priv...
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Rotary Club Honours Green Man Hamish
The Rotary Club of Barnstaple took the unprecedented step of awarding its annual Citizen of the Year Award posthumously to Hamish Patrick of Pilton, who died in December 2014. Hamish was a foundin...
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River Taw Bathing in the 1920s
Learning to swim in the 1920s meant plunging into the River Taw. This picture shows Barnstaple schoolboys under the guidance of a teacher from Pilton whose name we will verify before including it ...
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Golden Wedding of Mr & Mrs George H Ackland of Fair View, Pilton, on...
Mr George Ackland & Mrs Bessie Ackland of 59 Fair View, Pilton, celebrated their Golden Wedding on Thursday 11th August 1938 and this article in the North Devon Journal of that date recorded th...
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End of an era for Pilton WI after 42 years
After 42 years members of Pilton WI met for the last time at the Barnstaple Hotel for Christmas dinner, 2013. The institute, founded in 1971, had been struggling to retain members for three years. ...
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Shampers 25th
Shampers hair salon, Pilton, celebrates 25 years, as reported and pictured in the North Devon Journal. Left to right the photograph shows Vanessa Rodriguez, Gail Willcox, Jane Gross, Carla Hewitso...
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