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Celebrating the 40th Birthday of Barnstaple Old People's Housing As...
This photograph shows Lionel May, Gertrude Howard and Phyllis Gammon celebrating the 40th anniversary of Barnstaple Old People's Housing Association at Pilton House in 1989. Thanks to Louise Thomas...
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Plan of the Pilton House Estate sold by auction in October 1849
In October 1849 the Pilton House Estate was sold by auction. This image is the plan of the estate included in the Sale Brochure. The auction was held by Farebrother, Clark & Lye at the Golden...
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Shipbuilding in Pilton and Pottington in 18th and 19th Centuries
It is difficult to believe, given how narrow the River Yeo at Pilton is today, that there was once a thriving shipbuilding industry in Pilton dating back to the mid-18th century and lasting beyond ...
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Eric Sanders : 1919 - 2015
This archive item tells the story of some of the family and long life of Eric Sanders who was born in Pilton in April 1919 and who lived in many different places around Devon - Barnstaple, Brayford...
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Poster for the Sale of the Pilton House Estate by Auction in October 1849
In October 1849 the Pilton House Estate was sold by auction. This image is the poster advertising the event. The estate consisted of: 'A Capital Mansion, called PILTON HOUSE, with Offices, Coach...
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Plan of Conveyance of Pilton House in March 1866
This document, found among Pilton House papers in 2015, shows the plan of the conveyance when the house and grounds were sold in 1866. The scale suggests that the land stretched from the back of t...
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Maypole Dancing at Pilton House in 1968
This picture shows maypole dancing during the May Queen festival held in 1968 in the grounds of Pilton House, Pilton Street. It came to the archive from Jan Cashin (formerly Huxtable) whose family ...
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The Last 'King' of Pilton 1982
The first Pilton Festival was a two month series of events in June and July of 1982, and as part of the festivities a 'King' was proclaimed on the day of the Medieval Market and Historical Pageant ...
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