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Pilton Street in 14th Century by Mark Power
The architect Mark Power produced this beautiful artwork of mediaeval Pilton Street as he had researched it in 1992. It shows the houses mostly South facing rather than the current East-West orien...
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Flood Risk on River Yeo at Raleigh December 2012
Following a long period of heavy rain, the River Yeo burst its banks at Raleigh on Saturday 22nd December 2012 and threatened the adjacent properties on Greenmeadow Drive, Claude Dix Close and Rale...
- from: Martin.Haddrill
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Aerial View of River Yeo and Rolle Quay in the late 1980s
This aerial view of the River Yeo and Rolle Quay from the late 1980s shows the Inner Relief Road (completed 1986) and, bottom right, the Civic Centre (foundation stone laid in 1967). In the centre...
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The Story of a North Devon Victorian Painter, Frederick Richard Lee, R.A...
This is an account of the life of Frederick Richard Lee, the Victorian landscape artist who, from 1858 until his death in 1879, spent some of his time living at Broadgate House, Pilton. It include...
- from: Margaret.Reed
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Rolle Quay around 1900
This photograph shows sailing barges moored on the River Yeo at Rolle Quay in around 1900. On the quay you can see the rail link from the Ilfracombe Railway (which ran along the north shore of the...
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A Brief History of Rawle, Gammon & Baker in Pilton : 1850 to date
Rawle, Gammon & Baker, known as RGB, was formed in 1850 when Samuel Rawle, a Barnstaple shipbroker, joined forces with William Gammon, a Barnstaple builder. They set up business as timber impo...
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The 1982 Map of Pilton for First Festival
In 1982 a limited edition (of 200) of an illustrated map of Pilton was prepared by J Kemp for the first Pilton Festival. This is a scanned copy of No 2 given to The Pilton Story by Albert Linacre....
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The View from Pilton House at Christmas in 1916
This photograph shows the surprising view from the grounds of Pilton House looking south across the valley of the River Yeo at Christmas 1916. At that time, Rotary Gardens do not exist - they were...
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