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Mr William Thomas of Pilton with his wife Miss Pickard of Shirwell
William Thomas, the son of John Davy Thomas of Pilton, was initially a schoolmaster at Shirwell School and at Swimbridge, and then at Heanton where he was the first master of the Board School. He ...
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The Life of Richard Ackland, Royal Marine, 1790 - 1872
The Life of Richard Ackland, Royal Marine, 1790 - 1872 This document tells the story of Richard Ackland, born in Shirwell in 1790 to John and Catherine Ackland. He was a Blue Marine from 1810 until...
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Benjamin Manning Fined for Toll Evasion in 1847
While the 'Save Manning's Pit' team was doing research for the Exhibition at the Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon in May 2017 they searched the British Newspaper Archives for mentions of Benjam...
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Pilton West and Shirwell Home Guard during World War II
Back during World War II, about 70 years ago, these men served in Pilton West and Shirwell Home Guard. This photograph was published in the North Devon Gazette and Advertiser on 4th April 1996 in ...
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The 1939-1945 Shirwell Home Guard on Pilton Bridge
This photograph, which was posted on Facebook by Terry Priscott, shows soldiers of Shirwell Home Guard during World War II sitting on the parapet of the new Pilton Bridge. The bridge was built in ...
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The Family of James and Lottie Alford
James Alford was born in Shirwell in 1868 and was a Blacksmith with a smithy in the Green Lanes, an area of Barnstaple demolished about 25 years ago to make way for a shopping centre. He married L...
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Boyhood adventures and Mannings Pit
A reunion in the Reform Inn brought back many memories for boyhood friends from Pilton, Bobby Furse, George Challacombe, John Norman and his cousin, Brian Norman. Among the reminiscences were long...
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The Poem of The Battle of Manning's Pit
This is the text of the poem by Brian Norman which is read by his cousin John Norman. It can be found at the end of this link: http://vimp.thepiltonstory.org/youtube/The-Battle-of-Mannings-Pit/b41...
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