Documents
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The Curlicue Times No1 in 1987
Thirty four years ago in 1987 an exciting project came to Pilton. Funded by Beaford Arts to celebrate its 21st birthday, and with enormous support from many local companies, the Horse and Bamboo Th...
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The Unicorn Coffee House, Pilton, opened in 1887
The Unicorn Coffee House on Pilton Street opened in 1887 in what is now Pilton Church Hall. The event was reported in the North Devon Journal of 3rd November. Colonel and Mrs. Hibbert of Broadgate...
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PILTON CHURCH, BARNSTAPLE : UNVEILING OF MEMORIAL WINDOW TO THE FALLEN
On Thursday 27th May 1920, the North Devon Journal reported the unveiling of the memorial west window in the Church of St Mary the Virgin. The memorial to those of the parish who fell in the Great...
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Pilton Quay Buildings in the 1950s
Harry Murch has written about his early life living on Pilton Quay in the early 1950s. Download this short document with the story. Many thanks to Harry for sharing this with The Pilton Story.
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The Story of Doris Fisher’s Hairdressing Salon at 27 Pilton Street
This is the story of the hairdressing salon of Doris Fisher at 27 Pilton Street, the first in Pilton. It opened when Doris returned to England from South Africa in 1955, a few years after the deat...
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Mogridge - Hill and Mogridge – Cann Weddings in Pilton (1936 and 1945)
On Saturday 22nd February 1936 the wedding took place at St Mary’s Church, Pilton, between Reginald Charles Mogridge and Violet Phyllis Hill. Both bride and groom lived in Mill Road, Barnstaple. ...
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THE FRIENDS OF PILTON CHURCH IN 21st CENTURY
The Friends of Pilton Church first came into being, in its 21st Century version, in about 2002 when an urgent need arose to repair the War Memorial West Window of the Priory Church of St Mary, Pilt...
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Hamish Patrick – Pilton Leading Light
In December 2014 Pilton lost a leading light with the death of Hamish Patrick. A founding member of Pilton Festival, he was born in London, educated in the USA, trained as an actor and did theatre...
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