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Postcard of Thanks from Westaway to a Dressmaker in Braunton Road c 1910
This is a postcard of Westaway, Pilton, (sometimes referred to as Westaway House) to a seamstress Mrs Whale of 'Costumia', Braunton Road, Barnstaple, from a satisfied customer living at Westaway, f...
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New Memorial to the Men and Women of World War 1 unveiled in Rotary Gard...
The Pilton Story has created a new memorial in Rotary Gardens which honours and remembers the men and the women of Pilton who served in World War I. It was unveiled by Barnstaple Mayor Ian Roome o...
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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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Golden Wedding of Mr & Mrs George H Ackland of Fair View, Pilton, on...
Mr George Ackland & Mrs Bessie Ackland of 59 Fair View, Pilton, celebrated their Golden Wedding on Thursday 11th August 1938 and this article in the North Devon Journal of that date recorded th...
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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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