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A Short History of the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Pilton, Barnstaple
A two-page document setting out the key historical features and dates of St Mary's Church thought to date from the 1990s. The author is identified as M.D. and we would like to know who this was. ...
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Pilton Women's Institute at Pilton Festival as Puritans probably in...
Probably at the first Pilton Festival in 1982, the Pilton Women's Institute (WI) dressed as Puritans. Here they are seen in Pilton Park. back row, left to right: Kath Ashby, (Joyce Thorne behind)...
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Pilton Green Man Festival Programme 2013
This Pilton Green Man Festival Programme for 2013 shows how far Pilton Festival has developed as an event, with music, crafts, food and activities in Pilton Street and also in Rotary Gardens. Wide...
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Death Masks for Pilton Green Man Festival Pageant
These two death masks were made for Pilton Green Man Festival Pageant in 2008.
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Rev Anthony Geering proclaiming at the first Pilton Festival in 1982
This photograph is one of the few good pictures we have found of the Rev Anthony Geering, Vicar of Pilton and the man credited with the idea of the modern Pilton Festival in 1982. The anecdotal ev...
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The Annual Pilton Green Man Festival Parade reaches Pilton Street in 2005
On the 3rd Saturday in July since 1982, the colourful Pilton Festival Green Man Parade proceeds from The Square, Barnstaple led by the Town Crier, Tom Evans, and the Samba Band. It passes along Ba...
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The Pilton Story Library
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...
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The Athelstan Cakes of Pilton Green Man Festival
Back in the early days of Pilton Green Man Festival, the Soroptimists had a stall selling 'Athelstan' Cakes - a Pilton version of Welsh Cakes. This picture shows Mary Evans making them with Margar...
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