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An Evacuee Comes To Bradiford, 1940
Born in 1935, the young John Onslow was evacuated from Croydon to Devon in 1940, during the Second World War. The photograph shows him with his host family, Mr. and Mrs. Ridd. Gwen and Harold Ridd ...
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Bessie Parsley of 46 The Rock, Pilton in about 1940
This photograph shows Bessie Parsley of 46 The Rock, Pilton, the grandmother of Maureen Luggar (neƩ Jackman), who lived at 73 The Rock, Pilton. This photograph dates from around 1940. Many thanks ...
- from: Martin.Haddrill
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Ron and Vera Bray and Bessie Worth in about 1940
This photograph, posted on Facebook by Peter Bray, is of his mother and father, Vera and Ron Bray, and Vera's mother, Bessie Worth, who lived in Carlyle Avenue, Yeo Vale. It was probably taken by ...
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West End Garage, Braunton Road, Pilton, Barnstaple
This photograph shows West End Garage on Braunton Road, Barnstaple, which stood where the West End Apartments now stand on the south side opposite what is now Dainton's Storage. At one time it was...
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Brian Norman - Boy sailor
Brian Norman, now of Braunton, tells how as a Pilton boy he'd spend some of his school holidays in the late 1940s sailing out of Pilton Quay with his grandfather, Captain George Coates, on voyages ...
- from: Richard.Howe
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Surviving Battle of Britain air raid
During the Battle of Britain in 1940, Eric Sanders, from a family of five children born in Pilton and who lives in the Feoffee Cottages, was stationed at RAF Detling in Kent, near Maidenhead. He'd ...
- from: Richard.Howe
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The Rock, Pilton in the 1930s or 40s
This is a photo of The Rock, Pilton, thought to have been taken in the 1930s from opposite Rock House. The area looks rather run down. The cottage on the right No 75 was lived in by Miss Annie Bowd...
- from: Martin.Haddrill
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