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The Bartlett Family and Alfred Edward Hobbs in the 1920s
This is a family group of the Bartlett Family of Pilton together with Edward and Jane Hobbs and is thought to date from the 1920s. We have identified them in relation to Jane Hobbs (née Bartlett i...
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Certificate of Appreciation 1914-1919 to Arthur Edward Hobbs for Patriot...
This certificate was awarded to Arthur Edward Hobbs, the father of the late Jane ‘Jennie’ Hobbs of Pilton, by the burgesses of the Borough of Barnstaple for patriotic service in the 1/6th Devonshir...
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The Fairview Party to celebrate Victory in Japan Day in August 1945
Rain on the day meant that the Fairview VJ Day Street Party in August 1945 had to be held at the Queen Anne Building on the Strand, now the Barnstaple Heritage Centre. People identified in the p...
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Pilton Flower Festival in 1982
This wonderful 'rainbow' display at St Mary's Church Flower Festival in 1982 was done by Jennie Hobbs and Clariss Gee. This was at the time of the very first Pilton Festival of the modern era. Th...
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Pilton with Ashford Magazine August 1993 - Pilton Festival Souvenir Issue
In August 1993 a souvenir issue of the Pilton with Ashford (Parish) Magazine, edited by Dr Howard Bluett, was prepared to record the brilliant events of the annual Pilton Festival held in July. It...
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Children's Fancy Dress Competition (First Group) on Victory in Euro...
On VE (Victory in Europe) Day, 8 May 1945, at the end of World War II, a fancy dress competition was held for the children in Pilton House grounds. Mary Passmore (second from right on front row) w...
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St Mary's Church, Pilton, Choir Outing in the late 1950s
This was an annual outing by St Mary's Church Choir sometime in the late 1950s. The members of the choir have been identified as (l. to r.): Miss Florrie Abbott, Valerie Murch, Mrs Whiting, Mary ...
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Pilton Girls' Friendly Society Play in about 1920
Girls Friendly Society play just after the First World War, about 1920, either on Pilton House Verandah or in Pilton Church Hall. The cast includes Nell Reed (later Murch), Jane Bartlett, ??? Popha...
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