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Sir Allen Apsley, Royalist Governor of Barnstaple 1645-6
Sir Allen Apsley, the Royalist Governor of Barnstaple in1645-6, is the man credited with ordering the demolition of Pilton Church tower and spire for metal for the manufacture of cannon and lead sh...
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The Tower of St Mary's Church, Pilton
It is difficult to imagine the tower of Pilton Church topped with a lead spire, similar to the ones at Ashford, Barnstaple, Braunton, Swimbridge and others in North Devon. However, that was the ca...
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