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Some of the Bellringers of St Mary’s Church, Pilton in 2008
This photograph records ten of the many bellringers of the Church of St Mary the Virgin captured in 2008 by Martin Haddrill. From left to right: Back Row : Adrian Pope, Ron Kenwood, Jim Petherick,...
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The Triumphal Arch Commemorating Lt Col William Harding of Upcott House ...
This Triumphal Arch was erected by Lt Col William Harding of Upcott House as a personal commemoration of his military exploits when fighting in the Peninsular War (1807-1814) which, incidentally, w...
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Shipbuilding in Pilton and Pottington in 18th and 19th Centuries
It is difficult to believe, given how narrow the River Yeo at Pilton is today, that there was once a thriving shipbuilding industry in Pilton dating back to the mid-18th century and lasting beyond ...
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SOUVENIR PROGRAMME OF EVENTS AND FESTIVITIES FOR THE CORONATION IN 1953
At the time of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2nd June 1953, the Borough of Barnstaple organised a programme of Events and Festivities in celebration between 29th May and 6th June. This d...
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Underneath the Arches with Helen Chugg and Marion Sanders
At an early Pilton Festival event of the 1980s or 1990s, Helen Chugg (left) and Marion Sanders are running a stall under the archway leading to St Mary’s Church, Pilton, for people to decorate Euro...
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Pilton Church Flower Festival on Healing in 1985
In July 1985, Pilton Church organised a Flower Festival on the theme of ‘Healing’. This programme, including a map of the route to be followed in the church, took the visitor through the different...
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Restoration of the Bells of St Mary’s Church in 1969-70
There are eight bells in the tower of St Mary’s Church, Pilton, and they were last restored in 1969-70. Church bells were first recorded in Pilton in 1553 when there were five. These increased to ...
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Pilton Bellringers’ Record Run to Bude in 1912
You have to be amazed by some of the things that went on in Pilton 100 years ago. In July 1912 the bellringers of Pilton Parish Church went on a record breaking run to Bude with a ‘coach and four’....
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