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Gathering in Mill Road in the early 1940s
This photograph was posted on the Facebook page of the Barnstaple History Group by Angie Fisher in July 2015. It gave rise to a lot of comments which identified, although didn't always specifically...
- from: Martin.Haddrill
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Minibus outing for pupils of Pilton Junior School about 1961-62
This photograph shows the pupils of Pilton Junior School outside the Upper Almhouses in 1961/62 about to embark in a minibus on a school trip. The photograph was posted on Facebook by Margaret Men...
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Pilton News : a Newsletter by Pilton Bridge Garage in Summer 1961 : Page 1
This is the first of two pages of a newsletter produced by Pilton Bridge Garage in the summer of 1961 for the 'interest and enjoyment' of its customers. The proprietor at the time was Mr Jack H Ba...
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Pilton News : a Newsletter by Pilton Bridge Garage in Summer 1961 : Page 2
This is the second of two pages of a newsletter produced by Pilton Bridge Garage in the summer of 1961 for the 'interest and enjoyment' of its customers. The proprietor at the time was Mr Jack H B...
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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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Pilton School in 1964 (not 1961/62 as previously thought)
This photograph shows the children of Pilton Primary School for the year 1964. The boy at the front marked with an 'x' is Peter Newcombe, uncle of Gill Madge, nee Newcombe, who posted the photograp...
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Maypole Dancing outside Pilton House during the early 1960s
This photograph, taken on the lawn of Pilton House in the 1960s, most likely in 1961 or 1962, shows maypole dancing, probably at the annual May Fayre which was held there. This picture was posted ...
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Jeremy Thorpe MP receives a buttonhole from Miss Allsop of Pilton House ...
At a May Fayre held at Pilton House on Saturday 13th May 1961, Jeremy Thorpe, MP for North Devon at the time, was apparently the guest of honour. In this photograph he is receiving a buttonhole fr...
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