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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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Commemoration of Haile Selassi's Exile to England held in Rock Park...
Following the invasion of Ethiopia by the Italians in 1935, Emperor Haile Selassie fled to exile in 1936 and eventually ended up in Fairfield House, Bath, England, where he remained until 1941 when...
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The Story of 11 Pilton Street
No 11 Pilton Street is currently the home of Masala, an Indian Takeaway established in the mid 2000s. This shop was a butcher, L J Reed and Son, in July 1982 at the time of the first Pilton Festiv...
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An Evacuee Comes To Bradiford, 1940
Born in 1935, the young John Onslow was evacuated from Croydon to Devon in 1940, during the Second World War. The photograph shows him with his host family, Mr. and Mrs. Ridd. Gwen and Harold Ridd ...
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The Story of Benjamin Manning's Life in North Devon
Recent interest in the possible development of the so-called Manning's Pit on the left bank of Bradiford Water has given rise to speculation about the origins of the name. Initially, it was though...
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Butchers and Bakers in Pilton Street c1900
These premises once housed Charles Lee's butchers and Southcombe's bakery. They were almost certainly in the bottom corner, currently used for health and beauty therapy. The date is turn of the 19t...
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Len Lake
These photographs are of Len Lake during World War II. He was clearly in the RAF. After the war he had a butcher's shop with his wife Blanche at the Pilton end of Boutport Street. They later lived...
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