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The Eliza and Bert Passmore Story of Fair View
This photograph posted on Facebook in April 2012 has led to an extraordinary story emerging about the community in Fair View, Pilton. It all began because Dave Bayliss' posted this photograph, date...
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The Bells of St Mary's, Pilton
The three most noticeable parts of St Mary’s Church, Pilton are the tower, clearly visible over the Alms Houses at the top of Pilton Street, the bells which ring out across the village every Tuesda...
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James Edward Blacksell 1912 - 1987
Margaret Reed, Barnstaple historian, has written here about James Edward Blacksell, sometimes known as 'Blackie', who was a Barnstaple teacher and headmaster, a national promoter of the Arts, an im...
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Barnstaple One Mile Milestones at Pilton and Bradiford
The Barnstaple Turnpike Trust was formed in 1763 to manage all the roads leading into the town. At its peak the Trust covered an impressive 104 miles, making it the second largest turnpike in the ...
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Children in Victorian Pilton
Were our Victorian children well fed and clothed? Only if they were the lucky ones, born into wealth and comfort. The vast majority in Pilton lived in cold, damp houses, often ten or more people ...
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A Short Account of Pilton School by Reginald Norman (1967) and List of S...
Reginald Norman (1908-1984) wrote the story of Pilton School (next to St Mary's Church) in 1967. It tells the story of schooling in Pilton from 1815 through until closure of the building next to t...
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PILTON BELL SCHOOL
The term ‘Bell School’ was first used in 1811 when Dr. Bell was a Minister of the Anglican Church in Madras, where he educated orphan children in the military asylum. With a scarcity of teachers, ...
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The Story of Engineering at No 12 Pilton Street
In the early nineteenth century No 12 Pilton Street was the site of a malthouse, four houses and a garden. By the 1840s Joseph Laramy from South Molton had established a woolstapling business. Wh...
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