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Doris Fisher, Ladies Hairdresser of Pilton Street
Doris Fisher was a ladies hairdresser at No 27 Pilton Street where she and her trainees beautified generations of women in the front room where once her aunt, Ellen Sanders, ran the Pilton Street P...
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Ken and Eileen German of Pilton
Ken and Eileen German moved to live in 25 Lynbro Road, Pilton in 1965. Ken was assistant manager at Radio Rentals in Barnstaple and Eileen worked as a staff nurse initially at the old North Devon ...
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The Barnstaple Shilling presented to Pilton Lower Almshouse Residents 2012
The tradition of the Mayor of Barnstaple presenting coins to the residents of the almshouses in the town just after election to office probably dates back to Henry Gardner Tippett who died in 1795....
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Flood Risk on River Yeo at Raleigh December 2012
Following a long period of heavy rain, the River Yeo burst its banks at Raleigh on Saturday 22nd December 2012 and threatened the adjacent properties on Greenmeadow Drive, Claude Dix Close and Rale...
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Celebration of the Queen's Jubilee at Pilton House, June 2012
As part of preparation for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, residents and staff at Pilton House Residential Home got in the mood early for the celebration at a 1950s Tea Party which took place on the a...
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Christmas Tea Party 2012
About 25 people gathered at the Victoria Tea Rooms in Pilton Street in December 2012 where members of the Pilton Story team explained more about the archive's aims and achievements so far. The pict...
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The Lethbridge Memorial in St Mary's Church, Pilton
This immense and sumptuous monument was erected in St Mary's Church, Pilton, in memory of Christopher Lethbridge, who died in 1713. It commemorates Margaret Bowchier, his wife, who is reported els...
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Movember 2012 comes to The Reform Inn
Regulars at the Reform Inn in Pilton take part in the 2012 Movember, growing a moustache during the month of November to raise money and awareness for prostate and testicular cancer. They are, f...
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