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IMPORTANT SALE AT BROADGATE, PILTON, IN 1918
In May 1918 the Broadgate Estate and the Contents of Broadgate House on Bellaire owned by Mrs Hibbert were sold by auction. The sale of the contents was reported as follows in the North Devon Jour...
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Remembering Sapper Harry Fry-Vicary 154113 284th Army Troop Company of t...
Harry Fry-Vicary was born in 1897 to William and Adelaide Fry-Vicary and lived on The Rock, Pilton. Before enlisting in 1916 he was a cabinet maker at the Barnstaple Cabinet Works. In France he w...
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The World War I Medals of Walter Worth of Yeo Vale
Next year, 2018, marks the centenary of the end of World War I. Peter Bray posted this collage based on the two medals awarded to his Grandad, Walter Worth. They were passed to Peter by his Gran...
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The 1914-18 Great War Memorial West Window of Pilton Church
The West Window of Pilton Church is in memory of those who fell in the Great War 1914-18 The crucifixion is depicted in the middle panels, with the Virgin at the foot of the Cross and St. John on ...
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Map of the Broadgate Estate, Pilton, being sold in 1918
This map is part of the catalogue for the Broadgate Estate being sold in May 1918. The text of the catalogue is available in the archive. Follow this link: http://vimp.thepiltonstory.org/documen...
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Catalogue for Sale of Broadgate Estate, Pilton, in May 1918
On May 3rd 1918 the Broadgate Estate owned by Mrs Hibbert was sold by auction at the Imperial Hotel, Barnstaple. It was described as comprising 'A singularly-attractive COUNTRY MANSION, in Beautif...
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