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Rodney, Geoffrey and Max Norman of Pilton in the 1960s
These smart young men are Rodney, Geoffrey and Max Norman of 5 Pilton Street in the early 1960s. Geoffrey used to work at Burton's the Tailors in Barnstaple. Many thanks to Lisa Curtis, the daug...
- from: Martin.Haddrill
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Celebrations in the Chichester Arms in the late 1960s
This photograph, provided by Maureen Dark, is understood to show a winning Shove Ha'penny team in the Chichester Arms (now the Green Man Bar & Bistro), probably in the late 1960s. It was poste...
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Pilton Church Bellringers' Outing to Weymouth in 1960
This photograph shows some of the Pilton Church Bellringers on their annual trip in 1960, this time to Weymouth in Dorset. Those in the photograph have been identified as, from left to right: Ja...
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Hobbs and Smith Men at Work in 1960s
This photograph shows a team of men from Hobbs and Smith Builders, who were based in Bradiford on land used in the 1960s to build the houses in what is now Meadow Road. Pictured on the top girder a...
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Watts Dairy delivering milk in Yeo Vale Road in 1960
This photograph, posted on Facebook by Peter Bray on behalf of Rosalind Horton, gives us another view of the changing times of the mid 20th Century. It shows milklady Mrs Short of Watts Dairy deli...
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'Shilling' Sam Gratton and his daughter Janet Gratton of Fair ...
This photograph shows 'Shilling' Sam Gratton of Fair View, Pilton with his daughter Janet Gratton. Sam and his son, William, were thatchers and practised their trade all over Devon and Somerset. S...
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Patsy Brown at Pilton Infants' School in the early 1960s
This is Patricia (now Pat) Brown, known as Patsy when she was small, with the Pilton Infants' School donkey called 'Harpsichord Karen'. The photograph was taken in the early 1960s. The new Infant...
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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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