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Christmas Tea Party 2012
About 25 people gathered at the Victoria Tea Rooms in Pilton Street in December 2012 where members of the Pilton Story team explained more about the archive's aims and achievements so far. The pict...
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The Sailing Smack 'John and Ann' brings new Church Bells to Pi...
In 1853 three of the old bells of St Mary's Church, Pilton, were taken away to Loughborough by sea to be re-cast by John Taylor & Sons and for two new ones to be made. They were brought back t...
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Tea Party for the Royal Wedding in 1981
This photograph also shows the Tea Party held to celebrate the Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer in July 1981. Second on the right is Dorrie Jeffery (or Jeffries), formerly of...
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The Top of Pilton Street around 1900
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.
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PILTON BELL SCHOOL
The term ‘Bell School’ was first used in 1811 when Dr. Bell was a Minister of the Anglican Church in Madras, where he educated orphan children in the military asylum. With a scarcity of teachers, ...
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Pilton Street in around 1900
This photograph of Pilton Street looking north from around the Lower Almhouses is thought to date from around 1900. Note that there is a building standing where today there is the garden of the Low...
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SOME SNIPPETS ABOUT PILTON FROM THE NORTH DEVON JOURNAL
This document lists extracts about Pilton (1827 - 1937) taken from the North Devon Journal by Reginald Norman with additional notes made by Margaret Reed. They cover houses and house ownership and...
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The Annual Pilton Green Man Festival Parade reaches Pilton Street in 2005
On the 3rd Saturday in July since 1982, the colourful Pilton Festival Green Man Parade proceeds from The Square, Barnstaple led by the Town Crier, Tom Evans, and the Samba Band. It passes along Ba...
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