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Visit of Susan Roscoe's Parents Robert Roscoe and Sheilah Mary Rosc...
In 1995 Susan Houston (neé Roscoe) brought her parents back to Pilton 25 years after they emigrated to Australia from Fair View, Pilton, with their six children. Here they can be seen under the ar...
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Susan Roscoe : Bridesmaid to Janet Gratton in 1965
In 1965 Susan Roscoe, age 11, now Susan Houston, was bridesmaid at the wedding of Janet Gratton to Richard Day at St Mary's Church, Pilton. More of her life in Pilton in the 1960s can be found in ...
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May Belles and Wedding Bells in Sixties’ Pilton
Susan Roscoe, age 16, left her family home in Fair View, Pilton, with her parents, one brother and five sisters and emigrated to Australia in1970. In this fascinating note she recounts her time as...
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The Village of Pilton filmed in about 1960
In 2013 The Pilton Story was given a 7 minutes silent film - probably from a Super 8 - of scenes around Pilton. These included the view from Bull Hill House, and shots of Pilton Street, the North ...
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Metropolitan Anthony In Pilton
This photograph is an interesting shot of Metropolitan Anthony and local parishioners in the Ladywell entrance to St Mary's Churchyard, Pilton. Anthony was Metropolitan Bishop of the Russian Orthod...
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Silver Wafer Box in Memory of Charles Henry and Edith Mary Hill, 1962
In 1962 this silver wafer box was presented to St Mary's Church, Pilton, by Miss Edith Hill in memory of her parents Charles Henry Hill (1874-1961) and Edith Mary Hill (1880 - 1959). Miss Edith Hi...
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Tablet in Memory of Christopher Lethbridge 1713 in Pilton Church
This tablet from 1713 commemorates Christopher Lethbridge of Westaway, Pilton. It is located on the north wall of the Vestry of St Mary's Church. The text is as follows: IN MEMORY OF CHRISTOPHER...
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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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