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The tradition of the Mayor of Barnstaple presenting coins to the residents of the almshouses in the town just after election to office probably dates back to Henry Gardner Tippett who died in 1795....

This old photograph shows the Upper Almshouses at the top of Pilton Street around 1900 before the gardens were created in front of them. Thanks to the mate of Don Hearn for this photo.

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee was celebrated at the Upper Almshouses in Pilton on 4th June 2012. Residents Betty Pyne (left) and Nancy Baglow (third from left) celebrated with neighbours and family...

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...

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...