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Thanks to the generosity of people within the Pilton Community, we have a small collection of books relevant to the history of Pilton and the surrounding area. Some of these books are available to...

This photograph shows Arthur and Gwen Chamings of Hume Farm, Bradiford, in around 1972, on the road to Anchor Mill. They ran a dairy and their horse was thought to be called 'Dot' although in 1965...

This photograph shows the inside of Hobart's Lion Works at Bradiford in the late 1940s or early 1950s Identified in the picture so far are: left front Barry Hill behind Frankie Bryant, Jimmy Lake...

The Barnstaple Turnpike Trust was formed in 1763 to manage all the roads leading into the town. At its peak the Trust covered an impressive 104 miles, making it the second largest turnpike in the ...

In 2002, when the Queen had been on the throne for 50 years, a big Golden Jubilee Party was held in Bradiford. This is the brilliant 'group' or rather 'village' photograph taken during the day. W...

In 1971 Margaret Reed published this 28 page booklet entitled ‘The Public Houses of Pilton’. Although the early inns are unrecorded, there is information from around the end of 18th century onward...

Tony Sumners posted this photograph of the Bradiford V E Day 1945 Party on Facebook. His mum, Phyllis Elizabeth Sumners, is in the picture to the left of the nurse at the front. It was a fancy dr...